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Colour

#9DC1CF

  • #9DC1CF
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light blue

#9DC1CF is a cyan with RGB values 157, 193, 207 and HSL 197°, 34%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#9DC1CF#9DC1CF
HEX#9DC1CF
RGBrgb(157, 193, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.7569, 0.8118
RGB percentages61.6%, 75.7%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(196.8, 34.2%, 71.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(196.8, 24.2%, 81.2%)
CMYK24.2%, 6.8%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,338,767
CSS custom property--colour: #9DC1CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49813WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.96:1
Contrast with white1.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#623E30

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B9BFD0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#B1B9CFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Tritanopia#8EC6C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 8.1Light steelblue · ΔE 9Powder blue · ΔE 11.8Sky blue · ΔE 12.3Silver · ΔE 14.2Dark grey · ΔE 15.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 8.13, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CFAB9D
Analogous#9DCFC4, #9DA8CF
Triadic#CF9DC1, #C1CF9D
Split complementary#CF9DA8, #CFC49D
Tetradic#C49DCF, #CFAB9D, #A8CF9D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E1ECF1
Lighter +10%#BFD7E0
Darker −10%#7BABBE
Darker −20%#5996AD
Darker −30%#45798E
Darker −40%#355C6B
More saturated +25%#8BC9E1
Less saturated −25%#AFB9BD

Channel breakdown

R157
G193
B207
Red157 (61.6%)
Green193 (75.7%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue196.8°
Saturation (HSL)34.25%
Lightness71.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9D · G C1 · B CF

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