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Recognised as Colour

#9CC6DD

  • #9CC6DD
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#9CC6DD is a blue with RGB values 156, 198, 221 and HSL 201°, 49%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#9CC6DD#9CC6DD
HEX#9CC6DD
RGBrgb(156, 198, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.7765, 0.8667
RGB percentages61.2%, 77.6%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(201.2, 48.9%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.2, 29.4%, 86.7%)
CMYK29.4%, 10.4%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,274,525
CSS custom property--colour: #9CC6DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52677WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.54:1
Contrast with white1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#633922

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BBC4DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original
Deuteranopia#B2BDDDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Tritanopia#88CCCDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7.3Light blue · ΔE 7.9Sky blue · ΔE 8.4Powder blue · ΔE 12.9Light skyblue · ΔE 12.9Silver · ΔE 18.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.35, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DDB39C
Analogous#9CDDD4, #9CA5DD
Triadic#DD9CC6, #C6DD9C
Split complementary#DD9CA5, #DDD49C
Tetradic#D49CDD, #DDB39C, #A6DD9C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E8F2F7
Lighter +10%#C2DCEA
Darker −10%#76B0D0
Darker −20%#509AC3
Darker −30%#3980A7
Darker −40%#2C6381
More saturated +25%#8BCBEE
Less saturated −25%#ADC1CC

Channel breakdown

R156
G198
B221
Red156 (61.2%)
Green198 (77.6%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue201.23°
Saturation (HSL)48.87%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9C · G C6 · B DD

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