Recognised as Colour

#9CDBE4

#9CDBE4
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Powder blue

#9CDBE4 is a cyan with RGB values 156, 219, 228 and HSL 188°, 57%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

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HEX#9CDBE4

RGBrgb(156, 219, 228)

RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.8588, 0.8941

RGB percentages61.2%, 85.9%, 89.4%

HSLhsl(187.5, 57.1%, 75.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(187.5, 31.6%, 89.4%)

CMYK31.6%, 3.9%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,279,908

CSS custom property--colour: #9CDBE4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.63332WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness203.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.67:1

Contrast with white1.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CECECE

Inverted#63241B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D1D6E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#C4CCE4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.9 from the original

Tritanopia#82E0DEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.54:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 5.2 Light blue · ΔE 6.9 Pale turquoise · ΔE 8 Sky blue · ΔE 11.7 Light steelblue · ΔE 17.8 Light cyan · ΔE 17.9

Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 5.24, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#E4A59C

Analogous#9CE4C9, #9CB7E4

Triadic#E49CDB, #DBE49C

Split complementary#E49CB7, #E4C99C

Tetradic#C99CE4, #E4A59C, #B7E49C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#ECF8FA

Lighter +10%#C4EAEF

Darker −10%#74CCD9

Darker −20%#4CBECE

Darker −30%#32A5B5

Darker −40%#27818D

More saturated +25%#8CE7F4

Less saturated −25%#ACCFD4

Channel breakdown

R156

G219

B228

Red156 (61.2%)

Green219 (85.9%)

Blue228 (89.4%)

Hue187.5°

Saturation (HSL)57.14%

Lightness75.29%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 9C · G DB · B E4

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