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Recognised as Colour

#9CD8DC

  • #9CD8DC
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#9CD8DC is a cyan with RGB values 156, 216, 220 and HSL 184°, 48%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#9CD8DC#9CD8DC
HEX#9CD8DC
RGBrgb(156, 216, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.8471, 0.8627
RGB percentages61.2%, 84.7%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(183.8, 47.8%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(183.8, 29.1%, 86.3%)
CMYK29.1%, 1.8%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,279,132
CSS custom property--colour: #9CD8DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61347WCAG 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 13.27:1
Contrast with white1.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC
Inverted#632723

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CFD3DCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#C4CADCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.6 from the original
Tritanopia#86DCD9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 5.3Pale turquoise · ΔE 7.9Light blue · ΔE 8Sky blue · ΔE 14Light cyan · ΔE 18Light steelblue · ΔE 18.7
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 5.34, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCA09C
Analogous#9CDCC0, #9CB8DC
Triadic#DC9CD8, #D8DC9C
Split complementary#DC9CB8, #DCC09C
Tetradic#C09CDC, #DCA09C, #B8DC9C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E7F6F7
Lighter +10%#C2E7E9
Darker −10%#76C9CF
Darker −20%#51BAC1
Darker −30%#3A9EA5
Darker −40%#2D7A7F
More saturated +25%#8BE7ED
Less saturated −25%#ADC9CB

Channel breakdown

R156
G216
B220
Red156 (61.2%)
Green216 (84.7%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue183.75°
Saturation (HSL)47.76%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9C · G D8 · B DC

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