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Colour

#9CD3ED

  • #9CD3ED
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#9CD3ED is a cyan with RGB values 156, 211, 237 and HSL 199°, 69%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#9CD3ED#9CD3ED
HEX#9CD3ED
RGBrgb(156, 211, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.8275, 0.9294
RGB percentages61.2%, 82.7%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(199.3, 69.2%, 77.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(199.3, 34.2%, 92.9%)
CMYK34.2%, 11%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,277,869
CSS custom property--colour: #9CD3ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59771WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.95:1
Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#632C12

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C6D1EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#BAC7EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original
Tritanopia#80DBDBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 5.1Light blue · ΔE 7.3Light skyblue · ΔE 10.3Light steelblue · ΔE 11.2Powder blue · ΔE 11.6Pale turquoise · ΔE 16.8
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 5.05, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EDB69C
Analogous#9CEDDF, #9CAAED
Triadic#ED9CD3, #D3ED9C
Split complementary#ED9CAA, #EDDF9C
Tetradic#DF9CED, #EDB69C, #AAED9C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F2F9FD
Lighter +10%#C7E6F5
Darker −10%#71C0E5
Darker −20%#46ADDD
Darker −30%#2596CB
Darker −40%#1D76A0
More saturated +25%#8DD8FC
Less saturated −25%#ABCEDE

Channel breakdown

R156
G211
B237
Red156 (61.2%)
Green211 (82.7%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue199.26°
Saturation (HSL)69.23%
Lightness77.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9C · G D3 · B ED

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