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Recognised as Colour

#9CE0ED

  • #9CE0ED
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#9CE0ED is a cyan with RGB values 156, 224, 237 and HSL 190°, 69%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#9CE0ED#9CE0ED
HEX#9CE0ED
RGBrgb(156, 224, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.8784, 0.9294
RGB percentages61.2%, 87.8%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(189.6, 69.2%, 77.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(189.6, 34.2%, 92.9%)
CMYK34.2%, 5.5%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,281,197
CSS custom property--colour: #9CE0ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66494WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness207.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.3:1
Contrast with white1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2
Inverted#631F12

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D4DBEEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#C7D1EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.5 from the original
Tritanopia#7EE6E4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 6.6Light blue · ΔE 7.6Pale turquoise · ΔE 8.4Sky blue · ΔE 10.7Light skyblue · ΔE 17.9Light cyan · ΔE 17.9
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 6.58, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EDA99C
Analogous#9CEDD2, #9CB7ED
Triadic#ED9CE0, #E0ED9C
Split complementary#ED9CB7, #EDD29C
Tetradic#D29CED, #EDA99C, #B7ED9C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F2FBFD
Lighter +10%#C7EEF5
Darker −10%#71D2E5
Darker −20%#46C5DD
Darker −30%#25B0CB
Darker −40%#1D8BA0
More saturated +25%#8DEAFC
Less saturated −25%#ABD6DE

Channel breakdown

R156
G224
B237
Red156 (61.2%)
Green224 (87.8%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue189.63°
Saturation (HSL)69.23%
Lightness77.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9C · G E0 · B ED

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