Colour

#9AE0E8

#9AE0E8
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Powder blue

#9AE0E8 is a cyan with RGB values 154, 224, 232 and HSL 186°, 63%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#9AE0E8#9AE0E8

HEX#9AE0E8

RGBrgb(154, 224, 232)

RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.8784, 0.9098

RGB percentages60.4%, 87.8%, 91%

HSLhsl(186.2, 62.9%, 75.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(186.2, 33.6%, 91%)

CMYK33.6%, 3.4%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,150,120

CSS custom property--colour: #9AE0E8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66008WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness206.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.2:1

Contrast with white1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2

Inverted#651F17

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D5DAE9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#C8D0E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22 from the original

Tritanopia#7DE6E2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 6.5 Pale turquoise · ΔE 6.8 Light blue · ΔE 9 Sky blue · ΔE 12.9 Light cyan · ΔE 17.9 Medium turquoise · ΔE 19.5

Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 6.52, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#E8A29A

Analogous#9AE8C9, #9AB9E8

Triadic#E89AE0, #E0E89A

Split complementary#E89AB9, #E8C99A

Tetradic#C99AE8, #E8A29A, #B9E89A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EDFAFB

Lighter +10%#C4EDF1

Darker −10%#70D3DF

Darker −20%#47C6D5

Darker −30%#2BAFBE

Darker −40%#228894

More saturated +25%#8BECF8

Less saturated −25%#AAD4D9

Channel breakdown

R154

G224

B232

Red154 (60.4%)

Green224 (87.8%)

Blue232 (91%)

Hue186.15°

Saturation (HSL)62.9%

Lightness75.69%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 9A · G E0 · B E8

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