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Recognised as Colour

#9CC3CA

  • #9CC3CA
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#9CC3CA is a cyan with RGB values 156, 195, 202 and HSL 189°, 30%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#9CC3CA#9CC3CA
HEX#9CC3CA
RGBrgb(156, 195, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.7647, 0.7922
RGB percentages61.2%, 76.5%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(189.1, 30.3%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(189.1, 22.8%, 79.2%)
CMYK22.8%, 3.5%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,273,738
CSS custom property--colour: #9CC3CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50362WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.07:1
Contrast with white1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#633C35

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BCC0CAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#B4BACAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Tritanopia#8EC7C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 8.4Powder blue · ΔE 10.2Light steelblue · ΔE 12.7Silver · ΔE 13.8Sky blue · ΔE 14.2Dark grey · ΔE 15.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 8.4, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CAA39C
Analogous#9CCABA, #9CACCA
Triadic#CA9CC3, #C3CA9C
Split complementary#CA9CAC, #CABA9C
Tetradic#BA9CCA, #CAA39C, #ACCA9C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DEEBEE
Lighter +10%#BDD7DC
Darker −10%#7BAFB8
Darker −20%#5A9BA6
Darker −30%#477C86
Darker −40%#365D64
More saturated +25%#89D0DD
Less saturated −25%#AFB6B7

Channel breakdown

R156
G195
B202
Red156 (61.2%)
Green195 (76.5%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue189.13°
Saturation (HSL)30.26%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9C · G C3 · B CA

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