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Recognised as Colour

#9BDCE5

  • #9BDCE5
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#9BDCE5 is a cyan with RGB values 155, 220, 229 and HSL 187°, 59%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#9BDCE5#9BDCE5
HEX#9BDCE5
RGBrgb(155, 220, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.8627, 0.898
RGB percentages60.8%, 86.3%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(187.3, 58.7%, 75.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187.3, 32.3%, 89.8%)
CMYK32.3%, 3.9%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,214,629
CSS custom property--colour: #9BDCE5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.63812WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.76:1
Contrast with white1.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF
Inverted#64231A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D2D7E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#C5CDE5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.4 from the original
Tritanopia#80E1DFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 5.6Light blue · ΔE 7.4Pale turquoise · ΔE 7.8Sky blue · ΔE 11.8Light cyan · ΔE 18Light steelblue · ΔE 18.3
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 5.6, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E5A49B
Analogous#9BE5C9, #9BB7E5
Triadic#E59BDC, #DCE59B
Split complementary#E59BB7, #E5C99B
Tetradic#C99BE5, #E5A49B, #B7E59B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#ECF8FA
Lighter +10%#C3EAF0
Darker −10%#73CEDA
Darker −20%#4AC0D0
Darker −30%#30A7B7
Darker −40%#25828F
More saturated +25%#8BE8F5
Less saturated −25%#ABD0D5

Channel breakdown

R155
G220
B229
Red155 (60.8%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue187.3°
Saturation (HSL)58.73%
Lightness75.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9B · G DC · B E5

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