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Colour

#9CC1C9

  • #9CC1C9
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light blue

#9CC1C9 is a cyan with RGB values 156, 193, 201 and HSL 191°, 29%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#9CC1C9#9CC1C9
HEX#9CC1C9
RGBrgb(156, 193, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.7569, 0.7882
RGB percentages61.2%, 75.7%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(190.7, 29.4%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(190.7, 22.4%, 78.8%)
CMYK22.4%, 4%, 0%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,273,225
CSS custom property--colour: #9CC1C9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49425WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.88:1
Contrast with white1.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#633E36

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BABECAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#B2B8C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Tritanopia#8EC5C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 8.8Powder blue · ΔE 11Light steelblue · ΔE 12Silver · ΔE 13.4Sky blue · ΔE 14.3Dark grey · ΔE 14.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 8.79, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C9A49C
Analogous#9CC9BB, #9CAAC9
Triadic#C99CC1, #C1C99C
Split complementary#C99CAA, #C9BB9C
Tetradic#BB9CC9, #C9A49C, #ABC99C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DEEAED
Lighter +10%#BDD6DB
Darker −10%#7BACB7
Darker −20%#5A98A5
Darker −30%#487984
Darker −40%#365B63
More saturated +25%#89CDDC
Less saturated −25%#AFB5B6

Channel breakdown

R156
G193
B201
Red156 (61.2%)
Green193 (75.7%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue190.67°
Saturation (HSL)29.41%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9C · G C1 · B C9

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