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Recognised as Colour

#9BD7DF

  • #9BD7DF
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#9BD7DF is a cyan with RGB values 155, 215, 223 and HSL 187°, 52%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#9BD7DF#9BD7DF
HEX#9BD7DF
RGBrgb(155, 215, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.8431, 0.8745
RGB percentages60.8%, 84.3%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(187.1, 51.5%, 74.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187.1, 30.5%, 87.5%)
CMYK30.5%, 3.6%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,213,343
CSS custom property--colour: #9BD7DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60897WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.18:1
Contrast with white1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#642820

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CED2E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#C2C9DFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original
Tritanopia#83DCD9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 5.3Light blue · ΔE 6.6Pale turquoise · ΔE 8.9Sky blue · ΔE 11.8Light steelblue · ΔE 17.1Light cyan · ΔE 18.4
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 5.31, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DFA39B
Analogous#9BDFC5, #9BB5DF
Triadic#DF9BD7, #D7DF9B
Split complementary#DF9BB5, #DFC59B
Tetradic#C59BDF, #DFA39B, #B5DF9B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E8F6F8
Lighter +10%#C2E6EB
Darker −10%#74C8D3
Darker −20%#4EB8C6
Darker −30%#379DAA
Darker −40%#2A7984
More saturated +25%#8BE4F0
Less saturated −25%#ABCACF

Channel breakdown

R155
G215
B223
Red155 (60.8%)
Green215 (84.3%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue187.06°
Saturation (HSL)51.52%
Lightness74.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9B · G D7 · B DF

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