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Recognised as Colour

#9DBFCD

  • #9DBFCD
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#9DBFCD is a cyan with RGB values 157, 191, 205 and HSL 198°, 32%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#9DBFCD#9DBFCD
HEX#9DBFCD
RGBrgb(157, 191, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.749, 0.8039
RGB percentages61.6%, 74.9%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(197.5, 32.4%, 71%)
HSV / HSBhsv(197.5, 23.4%, 80.4%)
CMYK23.4%, 6.8%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,338,253
CSS custom property--colour: #9DBFCD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48837WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.77:1
Contrast with white1.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#624032

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B7BDCEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#B0B7CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Tritanopia#8FC3C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.95:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 8.8Light blue · ΔE 8.9Powder blue · ΔE 12.6Sky blue · ΔE 13Silver · ΔE 13.8Dark grey · ΔE 14.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 8.83, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDAB9D
Analogous#9DCDC3, #9DA7CD
Triadic#CD9DBF, #BFCD9D
Split complementary#CD9DA7, #CDC39D
Tetradic#C39DCD, #CDAB9D, #A7CD9D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E1EBEF
Lighter +10%#BFD5DE
Darker −10%#7BA9BC
Darker −20%#5993AB
Darker −30%#47778A
Darker −40%#355A69
More saturated +25%#8BC7E0
Less saturated −25%#B0B7BB

Channel breakdown

R157
G191
B205
Red157 (61.6%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue197.5°
Saturation (HSL)32.43%
Lightness70.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9D · G BF · B CD

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