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Recognised as Colour

#9CCACD

  • #9CCACD
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#9CCACD is a cyan with RGB values 156, 202, 205 and HSL 184°, 33%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#9CCACD#9CCACD
HEX#9CCACD
RGBrgb(156, 202, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.7922, 0.8039
RGB percentages61.2%, 79.2%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(183.7, 32.9%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(183.7, 23.9%, 80.4%)
CMYK23.9%, 1.5%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,275,533
CSS custom property--colour: #9CCACD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53717WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.74:1
Contrast with white1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#633532

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C3C6CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#BABFCDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Tritanopia#8CCDCBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 8Light blue · ΔE 8.2Pale turquoise · ΔE 12.9Sky blue · ΔE 14.9Silver · ΔE 15.7Light steelblue · ΔE 15.7
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 8, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CD9F9C
Analogous#9CCDB8, #9CB1CD
Triadic#CD9CCA, #CACD9C
Split complementary#CD9CB1, #CDB89C
Tetradic#B89CCD, #CD9F9C, #B2CD9C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E0EEEF
Lighter +10%#BEDCDE
Darker −10%#7AB8BC
Darker −20%#58A6AB
Darker −30%#46868A
Darker −40%#356568
More saturated +25%#89DAE0
Less saturated −25%#AFBABA

Channel breakdown

R156
G202
B205
Red156 (61.2%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue183.67°
Saturation (HSL)32.89%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9C · G CA · B CD

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