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Recognised as Colour

#9BCFDE

  • #9BCFDE
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#9BCFDE is a cyan with RGB values 155, 207, 222 and HSL 193°, 50%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#9BCFDE#9BCFDE
HEX#9BCFDE
RGBrgb(155, 207, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.8118, 0.8706
RGB percentages60.8%, 81.2%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(193.4, 50.4%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(193.4, 30.2%, 87.1%)
CMYK30.2%, 6.8%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,211,294
CSS custom property--colour: #9BCFDE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56868WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.37:1
Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#643021

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C5CCDFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original
Deuteranopia#BAC3DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Tritanopia#85D5D4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 4.6Powder blue · ΔE 7.8Sky blue · ΔE 8.6Light steelblue · ΔE 12.3Pale turquoise · ΔE 13.5Light skyblue · ΔE 15.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 4.63, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DEAA9B
Analogous#9BDECC, #9BAEDE
Triadic#DE9BCF, #CFDE9B
Split complementary#DE9BAE, #DECC9B
Tetradic#CC9BDE, #DEAA9B, #AEDE9B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E8F4F7
Lighter +10%#C1E1EB
Darker −10%#75BDD1
Darker −20%#4EAAC5
Darker −30%#388FA8
Darker −40%#2B6F82
More saturated +25%#8AD8EF
Less saturated −25%#ACC6CD

Channel breakdown

R155
G207
B222
Red155 (60.8%)
Green207 (81.2%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue193.43°
Saturation (HSL)50.38%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9B · G CF · B DE

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