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Recognised as Colour

#9CADEC

  • #9CADEC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9CADEC is a blue with RGB values 156, 173, 236 and HSL 227°, 68%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9CADEC#9CADEC
HEX#9CADEC
RGBrgb(156, 173, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.6784, 0.9255
RGB percentages61.2%, 67.8%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(227.3, 67.8%, 76.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227.3, 33.9%, 92.5%)
CMYK33.9%, 26.7%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,268,140
CSS custom property--colour: #9CADEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43011WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.6:1
Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#635213

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#99B3EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#93ACEAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#85B9C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.6Light skyblue · ΔE 21.8Light steelblue · ΔE 21.9Steel blue · ΔE 23Thistle · ΔE 26Plum · ΔE 26.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 18.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECDB9C
Analogous#9CD5EC, #B39CEC
Triadic#EC9CAD, #ADEC9C
Split complementary#ECB39C, #D5EC9C
Tetradic#EC9CD5, #ECDB9C, #9CECB3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F2F4FC
Lighter +10%#C7D0F4
Darker −10%#718AE4
Darker −20%#4666DC
Darker −30%#2649C9
Darker −40%#1E399E
More saturated +25%#8DA5FB
Less saturated −25%#ABB5DD

Channel breakdown

R156
G173
B236
Red156 (61.2%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue227.25°
Saturation (HSL)67.8%
Lightness76.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9C · G AD · B EC

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