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Recognised as Colour

#9DBEC7

  • #9DBEC7
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light blue

#9DBEC7 is a cyan with RGB values 157, 190, 199 and HSL 193°, 27%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#9DBEC7#9DBEC7
HEX#9DBEC7
RGBrgb(157, 190, 199)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.7451, 0.7804
RGB percentages61.6%, 74.5%, 78%
HSLhsl(192.9, 27.3%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(192.9, 21.1%, 78%)
CMYK21.1%, 4.5%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,337,991
CSS custom property--colour: #9DBEC7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48119WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.62:1
Contrast with white1.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#624138

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B7BCC8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#B0B6C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original
Tritanopia#91C2C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.98:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 9.7Light steelblue · ΔE 11.1Powder blue · ΔE 12.3Silver · ΔE 12.6Dark grey · ΔE 13.5Sky blue · ΔE 14.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 9.66, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C7A69D
Analogous#9DC7BB, #9DA9C7
Triadic#C79DBE, #BEC79D
Split complementary#C79DA9, #C7BB9D
Tetradic#BB9DC7, #C7A69D, #A9C79D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFFFF
Lighter +20%#DEE9EC
Lighter +10%#BDD4DA
Darker −10%#7DA8B4
Darker −20%#5C93A2
Darker −30%#4A7581
Darker −40%#375861
More saturated +25%#8AC9DA
Less saturated −25%#B0B3B4

Channel breakdown

R157
G190
B199
Red157 (61.6%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue199 (78%)
Hue192.86°
Saturation (HSL)27.27%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9D · G BE · B C7

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