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Recognised as Colour

#9CCBD6

  • #9CCBD6
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#9CCBD6 is a cyan with RGB values 156, 203, 214 and HSL 191°, 41%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#9CCBD6#9CCBD6
HEX#9CCBD6
RGBrgb(156, 203, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.7961, 0.8392
RGB percentages61.2%, 79.6%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(191.4, 41.4%, 72.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(191.4, 27.1%, 83.9%)
CMYK27.1%, 5.1%, 0%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,275,798
CSS custom property--colour: #9CCBD6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54635WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.93:1
Contrast with white1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#633429

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C2C8D7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original
Deuteranopia#B9C0D6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Tritanopia#89D0CEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 5.4Powder blue · ΔE 7.8Sky blue · ΔE 11Light steelblue · ΔE 12.5Pale turquoise · ΔE 13.8Silver · ΔE 16.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 5.43, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D6A79C
Analogous#9CD6C4, #9CAED6
Triadic#D69CCB, #CBD69C
Split complementary#D69CAE, #D6C49C
Tetradic#C49CD6, #D6A79C, #AED69C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E4F1F4
Lighter +10%#C0DEE5
Darker −10%#78B8C7
Darker −20%#54A5B8
Darker −30%#408899
Darker −40%#316875
More saturated +25%#8BD6E8
Less saturated −25%#AEC0C5

Channel breakdown

R156
G203
B214
Red156 (61.2%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue191.38°
Saturation (HSL)41.43%
Lightness72.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9C · G CB · B D6

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