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Recognised as Colour

#9BD0DE

  • #9BD0DE
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#9BD0DE is a cyan with RGB values 155, 208, 222 and HSL 193°, 50%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#9BD0DE#9BD0DE
HEX#9BD0DE
RGBrgb(155, 208, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.8157, 0.8706
RGB percentages60.8%, 81.6%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(192.5, 50.4%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(192.5, 30.2%, 87.1%)
CMYK30.2%, 6.3%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,211,550
CSS custom property--colour: #9BD0DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57354WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.47:1
Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#642F21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C6CCDFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#BBC4DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Tritanopia#84D6D4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 4.6Powder blue · ΔE 7.3Sky blue · ΔE 9Pale turquoise · ΔE 12.8Light steelblue · ΔE 13Light skyblue · ΔE 16.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 4.61, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DEA99B
Analogous#9BDECB, #9BAEDE
Triadic#DE9BD0, #D0DE9B
Split complementary#DE9BAF, #DECB9B
Tetradic#CB9BDE, #DEA99B, #AFDE9B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E8F4F7
Lighter +10%#C1E2EB
Darker −10%#75BED1
Darker −20%#4EACC5
Darker −30%#3891A8
Darker −40%#2B7082
More saturated +25%#8ADAEF
Less saturated −25%#ACC6CD

Channel breakdown

R155
G208
B222
Red155 (60.8%)
Green208 (81.6%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue192.54°
Saturation (HSL)50.38%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9B · G D0 · B DE

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