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Recognised as Colour

#9BCFCF

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

#9BCFCF is a cyan with RGB values 155, 207, 207 and HSL 180°, 35%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#9BCFCF#9BCFCF
HEX#9BCFCF
RGBrgb(155, 207, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.8118, 0.8118
RGB percentages60.8%, 81.2%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(180, 35.1%, 71%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 25.1%, 81.2%)
CMYK25.1%, 0%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,211,279
CSS custom property--colour: #9BCFCF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56099WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.22:1
Contrast with white1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#643030

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C8CACFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#BEC2D0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.2 from the original
Tritanopia#89D2CFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 7.4Light blue · ΔE 9.3Pale turquoise · ΔE 10.8Sky blue · ΔE 15.9Silver · ΔE 17.7Light grey · ΔE 18.3
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 7.43, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CF9B9B
Analogous#9BCFB5, #9BB5CF
Triadic#CF9BCF, #CFCF9B
Split complementary#CF9BB5, #CFB59B
Tetradic#B59BCF, #CF9B9B, #B5CF9B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E0F0F0
Lighter +10%#BDE0E0
Darker −10%#79BEBE
Darker −20%#56AEAE
Darker −30%#448D8D
Darker −40%#336B6B
More saturated +25%#88E2E2
Less saturated −25%#ADBCBC

Channel breakdown

R155
G207
B207
Red155 (60.8%)
Green207 (81.2%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)35.14%
Lightness70.98%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 9B · G CF · B CF

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