Colour

#9CDBE5

#9CDBE5
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Powder blue

#9CDBE5 is a cyan with RGB values 156, 219, 229 and HSL 188°, 58%, 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#9CDBE5

RGBrgb(156, 219, 229)

RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.8588, 0.898

RGB percentages61.2%, 85.9%, 89.8%

HSLhsl(188.2, 58.4%, 75.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(188.2, 31.9%, 89.8%)

CMYK31.9%, 4.4%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,279,909

CSS custom property--colour: #9CDBE5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.63388WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness203.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.68:1

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

Contrast with black13.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CECECE

Inverted#63241A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D1D6E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#C4CCE5no 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 11.4 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 text13.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 5.3 Light blue · ΔE 6.6 Pale turquoise · ΔE 8.4 Sky blue · ΔE 11.2 Light steelblue · ΔE 17.5 Light cyan · ΔE 17.9

Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 5.35, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E5A69C

Analogous#9CE5CB, #9CB7E5

Triadic#E59CDB, #DBE59C

Split complementary#E59CB7, #E5CB9C

Tetradic#CB9CE5, #E5A69C, #B7E59C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EDF8FA

Lighter +10%#C4EAF0

Darker −10%#74CCDA

Darker −20%#4BBED0

Darker −30%#30A5B8

Darker −40%#26818F

More saturated +25%#8CE6F5

Less saturated −25%#ACD0D5

Channel breakdown

R156

G219

B229

Red156 (61.2%)

Green219 (85.9%)

Blue229 (89.8%)

Hue188.22°

Saturation (HSL)58.4%

Lightness75.49%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 9C · G DB · B E5

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