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Recognised as Colour

#9CD5EB

  • #9CD5EB
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#9CD5EB is a cyan with RGB values 156, 213, 235 and HSL 197°, 66%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#9CD5EB#9CD5EB
HEX#9CD5EB
RGBrgb(156, 213, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.8353, 0.9216
RGB percentages61.2%, 83.5%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(196.7, 66.4%, 76.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(196.7, 33.6%, 92.2%)
CMYK33.6%, 9.4%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,278,379
CSS custom property--colour: #9CD5EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60655WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.13:1
Contrast with white1.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CACACA
Inverted#632A14

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C8D2ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#BCC8EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Tritanopia#81DCDCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 5.8Light blue · ΔE 5.8Powder blue · ΔE 9.6Light skyblue · ΔE 12.3Light steelblue · ΔE 12.4Pale turquoise · ΔE 14.5
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 5.79, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBB29C
Analogous#9CEBD9, #9CAEEB
Triadic#EB9CD5, #D5EB9C
Split complementary#EB9CAE, #EBD99C
Tetradic#D99CEB, #EBB29C, #AEEB9C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F1F9FC
Lighter +10%#C6E7F4
Darker −10%#72C3E2
Darker −20%#47B1DA
Darker −30%#289AC6
Darker −40%#1F799C
More saturated +25%#8DDCFA
Less saturated −25%#ABCEDC

Channel breakdown

R156
G213
B235
Red156 (61.2%)
Green213 (83.5%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue196.71°
Saturation (HSL)66.39%
Lightness76.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9C · G D5 · B EB

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