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Recognised as Colour

#9CC3CB

  • #9CC3CB
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#9CC3CB is a cyan with RGB values 156, 195, 203 and HSL 190°, 31%, 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

#9CC3CB#9CC3CB
HEX#9CC3CB
RGBrgb(156, 195, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.7647, 0.7961
RGB percentages61.2%, 76.5%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(190.2, 31.1%, 70.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(190.2, 23.2%, 79.6%)
CMYK23.2%, 3.9%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,273,739
CSS custom property--colour: #9CC3CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5041WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.08:1
Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#633C34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BCC0CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#B4BACBno 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 8.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 8.2Powder blue · ΔE 10.3Light steelblue · ΔE 12.2Sky blue · ΔE 13.8Silver · ΔE 13.9Dark grey · ΔE 15.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 8.15, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CBA49C
Analogous#9CCBBC, #9CABCB
Triadic#CB9CC3, #C3CB9C
Split complementary#CB9CAB, #CBBC9C
Tetradic#BC9CCB, #CBA49C, #ABCB9C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DFECEE
Lighter +10%#BDD7DD
Darker −10%#7BAFB9
Darker −20%#599AA8
Darker −30%#477C87
Darker −40%#355D66
More saturated +25%#89CFDE
Less saturated −25%#AFB7B8

Channel breakdown

R156
G195
B203
Red156 (61.2%)
Green195 (76.5%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue190.21°
Saturation (HSL)31.13%
Lightness70.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9C · G C3 · B CB

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