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Recognised as Colour

#9CC6EA

  • #9CC6EA
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#9CC6EA is a blue with RGB values 156, 198, 234 and HSL 208°, 65%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#9CC6EA#9CC6EA
HEX#9CC6EA
RGBrgb(156, 198, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.7765, 0.9176
RGB percentages61.2%, 77.6%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(207.7, 65%, 76.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.7, 33.3%, 91.8%)
CMYK33.3%, 15.4%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,274,538
CSS custom property--colour: #9CC6EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53397WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.68:1
Contrast with white1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#633915

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B8C6ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Deuteranopia#ADBEE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Tritanopia#83CFD2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 8.2Light skyblue · ΔE 8.4Sky blue · ΔE 9.6Light blue · ΔE 13.4Powder blue · ΔE 18.6Lavender · ΔE 20.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 8.21, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EAC09C
Analogous#9CEAE7, #9C9FEA
Triadic#EA9CC6, #C6EA9C
Split complementary#EA9C9F, #EAE79C
Tetradic#E79CEA, #EAC09C, #9FEA9C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F0F6FC
Lighter +10%#C6DEF3
Darker −10%#72AEE1
Darker −20%#4896D8
Darker −30%#297CC4
Darker −40%#216299
More saturated +25%#8DC7F9
Less saturated −25%#ABC5DB

Channel breakdown

R156
G198
B234
Red156 (61.2%)
Green198 (77.6%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue207.69°
Saturation (HSL)65%
Lightness76.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9C · G C6 · B EA

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