Colour

#9BC1CE

#9BC1CE
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Light blue

#9BC1CE is a cyan with RGB values 155, 193, 206 and HSL 195°, 34%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#9BC1CE#9BC1CE

HEX#9BC1CE

RGBrgb(155, 193, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.7569, 0.8078

RGB percentages60.8%, 75.7%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(195.3, 34.2%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(195.3, 24.8%, 80.8%)

CMYK24.8%, 6.3%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,207,694

CSS custom property--colour: #9BC1CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49565WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness184.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.91:1

Contrast with white1.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BABABA

Inverted#643E31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B9BFCFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#B1B8CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original

Tritanopia#8CC6C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.92:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 8.1 Light steelblue · ΔE 9.9 Powder blue · ΔE 11.5 Sky blue · ΔE 12.3 Silver · ΔE 14.6 Dark grey · ΔE 15.9

Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 8.14, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CEA89B

Analogous#9BCEC1, #9BA8CE

Triadic#CE9BC1, #C1CE9B

Split complementary#CE9BA8, #CEC19B

Tetradic#C19BCE, #CEA89B, #A8CE9B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#DFEBF0

Lighter +10%#BDD6DF

Darker −10%#79ACBD

Darker −20%#5797AC

Darker −30%#44798C

Darker −40%#345C69

More saturated +25%#88CAE1

Less saturated −25%#AEB8BB

Channel breakdown

R155

G193

B206

Red155 (60.8%)

Green193 (75.7%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue195.29°

Saturation (HSL)34.23%

Lightness70.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 9B · G C1 · B CE

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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