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Recognised as Colour

#9BCBBE

  • #9BCBBE
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#9BCBBE is a cyan with RGB values 155, 203, 190 and HSL 164°, 32%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#9BCBBE#9BCBBE
HEX#9BCBBE
RGBrgb(155, 203, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.7961, 0.7451
RGB percentages60.8%, 79.6%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(163.8, 31.6%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(163.8, 23.6%, 79.6%)
CMYK23.6%, 0%, 6.4%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,210,238
CSS custom property--colour: #9BCBBE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53398WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.68:1
Contrast with white1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#643441

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C7C5BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#BEBEBFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.7 from the original
Tritanopia#8FCCC7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 13.1Pale turquoise · ΔE 14.3Light blue · ΔE 15.9Silver · ΔE 18.4Dark seagreen · ΔE 18.5Cadetblue · ΔE 19.1
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 13.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CB9BA8
Analogous#9BCBA6, #9BC0CB
Triadic#BE9BCB, #CBBE9B
Split complementary#CB9BC0, #CBA69B
Tetradic#A69BCB, #CB9BA8, #C0CB9B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DEEEEA
Lighter +10%#BDDCD4
Darker −10%#79BAA8
Darker −20%#58A892
Darker −30%#468775
Darker −40%#356558
More saturated +25%#88DEC7
Less saturated −25%#AEB8B5

Channel breakdown

R155
G203
B190
Red155 (60.8%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue163.75°
Saturation (HSL)31.58%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9B · G CB · B BE

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