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Recognised as Colour

#9CD7F4

  • #9CD7F4
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#9CD7F4 is a cyan with RGB values 156, 215, 244 and HSL 200°, 80%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#9CD7F4#9CD7F4
HEX#9CD7F4
RGBrgb(156, 215, 244)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.8431, 0.9569
RGB percentages61.2%, 84.3%, 95.7%
HSLhsl(199.8, 80%, 78.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(199.8, 36.1%, 95.7%)
CMYK36.1%, 11.9%, 0%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,278,900
CSS custom property--colour: #9CD7F4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.622WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.44:1
Contrast with white1.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD
Inverted#63280B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C8D5F6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#BCCAF4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Tritanopia#7DDFE0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 5Light blue · ΔE 8.8Light skyblue · ΔE 9Light steelblue · ΔE 12.5Powder blue · ΔE 12.8Pale turquoise · ΔE 17.3
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 4.97, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F4B99C
Analogous#9CF4E5, #9CABF4
Triadic#F49CD7, #D7F49C
Split complementary#F49CAB, #F4E59C
Tetradic#E59CF4, #F4B99C, #ABF49C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F8FCFE
Lighter +10%#CAEAF9
Darker −10%#6EC4EF
Darker −20%#40B2EA
Darker −30%#199DDE
Darker −40%#147DB0
More saturated +25%#91DBFF
Less saturated −25%#AAD2E6

Channel breakdown

R156
G215
B244
Red156 (61.2%)
Green215 (84.3%)
Blue244 (95.7%)
Hue199.77°
Saturation (HSL)80%
Lightness78.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9C · G D7 · B F4

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