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Recognised as Colour

#9CEAFF

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

#9CEAFF is a cyan with RGB values 156, 234, 255 and HSL 193°, 100%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#9CEAFF#9CEAFF
HEX#9CEAFF
RGBrgb(156, 234, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.9176, 1
RGB percentages61.2%, 91.8%, 100%
HSLhsl(192.7, 100%, 80.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(192.7, 38.8%, 100%)
CMYK38.8%, 8.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,283,775
CSS custom property--colour: #9CEAFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73134WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness216.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.63:1
Contrast with white1.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DBDBDB
Inverted#631500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DBE5FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21 from the original
Deuteranopia#CCD9FFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.3 from the original
Tritanopia#74F2F0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 10.7Powder blue · ΔE 11Light blue · ΔE 11.1Pale turquoise · ΔE 11.4Light skyblue · ΔE 16Light cyan · ΔE 19.3
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 10.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFB19C
Analogous#9CFFE3, #9CB8FF
Triadic#FF9CEA, #EAFF9C
Split complementary#FF9CB8, #FFE39C
Tetradic#E39CFF, #FFB19C, #B8FF9C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#CFF5FF
Darker −10%#69DFFF
Darker −20%#36D4FF
Darker −30%#03CAFF
Darker −40%#00A3CF
More saturated +25%#9CEAFF
Less saturated −25%#A8E3F3

Channel breakdown

R156
G234
B255
Red156 (61.2%)
Green234 (91.8%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue192.73°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness80.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9C · G EA · B FF

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