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Recognised as Colour

#9CCAED

  • #9CCAED
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#9CCAED is a blue with RGB values 156, 202, 237 and HSL 206°, 69%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#9CCAED#9CCAED
HEX#9CCAED
RGBrgb(156, 202, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.7922, 0.9294
RGB percentages61.2%, 79.2%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(205.9, 69.2%, 77.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205.9, 34.2%, 92.9%)
CMYK34.2%, 14.8%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,275,565
CSS custom property--colour: #9CCAED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55423WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.08:1
Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#633512

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BBC9EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#B1C1ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Tritanopia#81D3D5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 7.6Sky blue · ΔE 8.1Light steelblue · ΔE 8.9Light blue · ΔE 12.3Powder blue · ΔE 17.3Lavender · ΔE 20.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 7.57, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EDBF9C
Analogous#9CEDE7, #9CA2ED
Triadic#ED9CCA, #CAED9C
Split complementary#ED9CA2, #EDE89C
Tetradic#E79CED, #EDBF9C, #A2ED9C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F2F8FD
Lighter +10%#C7E1F5
Darker −10%#71B3E5
Darker −20%#469CDD
Darker −30%#2583CB
Darker −40%#1D67A0
More saturated +25%#8DCCFC
Less saturated −25%#ABC8DE

Channel breakdown

R156
G202
B237
Red156 (61.2%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue205.93°
Saturation (HSL)69.23%
Lightness77.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9C · G CA · B ED

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