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Colour

#9CC2CE

  • #9CC2CE
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#9CC2CE is a cyan with RGB values 156, 194, 206 and HSL 194°, 34%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#9CC2CE#9CC2CE
HEX#9CC2CE
RGBrgb(156, 194, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.7608, 0.8078
RGB percentages61.2%, 76.1%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(194.4, 33.8%, 71%)
HSV / HSBhsv(194.4, 24.3%, 80.8%)
CMYK24.3%, 5.8%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,273,486
CSS custom property--colour: #9CC2CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50108WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.02:1
Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#633D31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BABFCFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#B2B9CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Tritanopia#8DC6C6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 7.8Light steelblue · ΔE 10.3Powder blue · ΔE 11Sky blue · ΔE 12.5Silver · ΔE 14.3Dark grey · ΔE 15.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 7.85, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CEA89C
Analogous#9CCEC1, #9CA9CE
Triadic#CE9CC2, #C2CE9C
Split complementary#CE9CA9, #CEC19C
Tetradic#C19CCE, #CEA89C, #A9CE9C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E0ECF0
Lighter +10%#BED7DF
Darker −10%#7AADBD
Darker −20%#5898AC
Darker −30%#457B8C
Darker −40%#345D6A
More saturated +25%#8ACCE1
Less saturated −25%#AFB8BC

Channel breakdown

R156
G194
B206
Red156 (61.2%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue194.4°
Saturation (HSL)33.78%
Lightness70.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9C · G C2 · B CE

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