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Recognised as Colour

#9CBECE

  • #9CBECE
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#9CBECE is a cyan with RGB values 156, 190, 206 and HSL 199°, 34%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#9CBECE#9CBECE
HEX#9CBECE
RGBrgb(156, 190, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.7451, 0.8078
RGB percentages61.2%, 74.5%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(199.2, 33.8%, 71%)
HSV / HSBhsv(199.2, 24.3%, 80.8%)
CMYK24.3%, 7.8%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,272,462
CSS custom property--colour: #9CBECE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48351WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.67:1
Contrast with white1.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#634131

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B6BCCFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#AEB6CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Tritanopia#8DC3C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 8.1Light blue · ΔE 9.3Sky blue · ΔE 12.5Powder blue · ΔE 13.3Silver · ΔE 14.4Dark grey · ΔE 15.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 8.12, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CEAC9C
Analogous#9CCEC5, #9CA5CE
Triadic#CE9CBE, #BECE9C
Split complementary#CE9CA5, #CEC59C
Tetradic#C59CCE, #CEAC9C, #A5CE9C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E0EBF0
Lighter +10%#BED4DF
Darker −10%#7AA8BD
Darker −20%#5891AC
Darker −30%#45758C
Darker −40%#34596A
More saturated +25%#8AC5E1
Less saturated −25%#AFB7BC

Channel breakdown

R156
G190
B206
Red156 (61.2%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue199.2°
Saturation (HSL)33.78%
Lightness70.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9C · G BE · B CE

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