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Recognised as Colour

#9CDDFC

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

#9CDDFC is a cyan with RGB values 156, 221, 252 and HSL 199°, 94%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#9CDDFC#9CDDFC
HEX#9CDDFC
RGBrgb(156, 221, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.8667, 0.9882
RGB percentages61.2%, 86.7%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(199.4, 94.1%, 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(199.4, 38.1%, 98.8%)
CMYK38.1%, 12.3%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,280,444
CSS custom property--colour: #9CDDFC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65809WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness207.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.16:1
Contrast with white1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1
Inverted#632203

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CDDAFEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#BFCFFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original
Tritanopia#78E6E7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 6Light skyblue · ΔE 8.9Light blue · ΔE 10.4Powder blue · ΔE 13.7Light steelblue · ΔE 14.8Pale turquoise · ΔE 17.4
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 6.01, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FCBB9C
Analogous#9CFCEB, #9CADFC
Triadic#FC9CDD, #DDFC9C
Split complementary#FC9CAD, #FCEB9C
Tetradic#EB9CFC, #FCBB9C, #ADFC9C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#CEEEFE
Darker −10%#6ACCFB
Darker −20%#39BBF9
Darker −30%#07AAF8
Darker −40%#0688C6
More saturated +25%#99DEFF
Less saturated −25%#A9D8EF

Channel breakdown

R156
G221
B252
Red156 (61.2%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue199.38°
Saturation (HSL)94.12%
Lightness80%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9C · G DD · B FC

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