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Colour

#9CC0C8

  • #9CC0C8
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light blue

#9CC0C8 is a cyan with RGB values 156, 192, 200 and HSL 191°, 29%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#9CC0C8#9CC0C8
HEX#9CC0C8
RGBrgb(156, 192, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.7529, 0.7843
RGB percentages61.2%, 75.3%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(190.9, 28.6%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(190.9, 22%, 78.4%)
CMYK22%, 4%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,272,968
CSS custom property--colour: #9CC0C8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48937WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.79:1
Contrast with white1.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#633F37

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B9BDC9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#B2B7C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original
Tritanopia#8FC4C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.95:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 9.1Powder blue · ΔE 11.4Light steelblue · ΔE 11.9Silver · ΔE 13.2Dark grey · ΔE 14.4Sky blue · ΔE 14.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 9.12, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C8A49C
Analogous#9CC8BA, #9CAAC8
Triadic#C89CC0, #C0C89C
Split complementary#C89CAA, #C8BA9C
Tetradic#BA9CC8, #C8A49C, #AAC89C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFFFF
Lighter +20%#DEEAEC
Lighter +10%#BDD5DA
Darker −10%#7BABB6
Darker −20%#5B96A3
Darker −30%#497882
Darker −40%#365A62
More saturated +25%#89CCDB
Less saturated −25%#AFB4B5

Channel breakdown

R156
G192
B200
Red156 (61.2%)
Green192 (75.3%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue190.91°
Saturation (HSL)28.57%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9C · G C0 · B C8

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