Recognised as Colour

#9BD8DA

#9BD8DA
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Powder blue

#9BD8DA is a cyan with RGB values 155, 216, 218 and HSL 182°, 46%, 73%. 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

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HEX#9BD8DA

RGBrgb(155, 216, 218)

RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.8471, 0.8549

RGB percentages60.8%, 84.7%, 85.5%

HSLhsl(181.9, 46%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(181.9, 28.9%, 85.5%)

CMYK28.9%, 0.9%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,213,594

CSS custom property--colour: #9BD8DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61142WCAG 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 13.23:1

Contrast with white1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB

Inverted#642725

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D0D2DAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#C4C9DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.8 from the original

Tritanopia#85DCD8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.4 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 text13.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 6 Pale turquoise · ΔE 7.7 Light blue · ΔE 9.1 Sky blue · ΔE 15 Light cyan · ΔE 18.2 Medium turquoise · ΔE 19.4

Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 6.03, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#DA9D9B

Analogous#9BDABD, #9BB8DA

Triadic#DA9BD8, #D8DA9B

Split complementary#DA9BB8, #DABD9B

Tetradic#BD9BDA, #DA9D9B, #B8DA9B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E5F5F6

Lighter +10%#C0E7E8

Darker −10%#76C9CC

Darker −20%#51BBBE

Darker −30%#3B9DA1

Darker −40%#2E797B

More saturated +25%#8AE8EB

Less saturated −25%#ACC8C9

Channel breakdown

R155

G216

B218

Red155 (60.8%)

Green216 (84.7%)

Blue218 (85.5%)

Hue181.9°

Saturation (HSL)45.99%

Lightness73.14%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 9B · G D8 · B DA

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