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Recognised as Colour

#9CCFD7

  • #9CCFD7
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#9CCFD7 is a cyan with RGB values 156, 207, 215 and HSL 188°, 42%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#9CCFD7#9CCFD7
HEX#9CCFD7
RGBrgb(156, 207, 215)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.8118, 0.8431
RGB percentages61.2%, 81.2%, 84.3%
HSLhsl(188.1, 42.4%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(188.1, 27.4%, 84.3%)
CMYK27.4%, 3.7%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,276,823
CSS custom property--colour: #9CCFD7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.566WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.32:1
Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#633028

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C7CBD8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original
Deuteranopia#BCC3D7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Tritanopia#88D4D1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 5.8Powder blue · ΔE 6.3Pale turquoise · ΔE 11.7Sky blue · ΔE 12Light steelblue · ΔE 14.7Silver · ΔE 17.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 5.78, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D7A49C
Analogous#9CD7C1, #9CB2D7
Triadic#D79CCF, #CFD79C
Split complementary#D79CB2, #D7C29C
Tetradic#C19CD7, #D7A49C, #B2D79C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E5F2F4
Lighter +10%#C0E1E6
Darker −10%#78BDC8
Darker −20%#53ACBA
Darker −30%#3F8F9B
Darker −40%#306D77
More saturated +25%#8BDCE8
Less saturated −25%#ADC2C6

Channel breakdown

R156
G207
B215
Red156 (61.2%)
Green207 (81.2%)
Blue215 (84.3%)
Hue188.14°
Saturation (HSL)42.45%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9C · G CF · B D7

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