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Recognised as Colour

#9DC9CC

  • #9DC9CC
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#9DC9CC is a cyan with RGB values 157, 201, 204 and HSL 184°, 32%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#9DC9CC#9DC9CC
HEX#9DC9CC
RGBrgb(157, 201, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.7882, 0.8
RGB percentages61.6%, 78.8%, 80%
HSLhsl(183.8, 31.5%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(183.8, 23%, 80%)
CMYK23%, 1.5%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,340,812
CSS custom property--colour: #9DC9CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53301WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.66:1
Contrast with white1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#623633

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C2C5CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#BABECCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original
Tritanopia#8ECCCAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 8.3Light blue · ΔE 8.3Pale turquoise · ΔE 13.4Silver · ΔE 15.1Sky blue · ΔE 15.1Light steelblue · ΔE 15.3
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 8.28, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCA09D
Analogous#9DCCB8, #9DB2CC
Triadic#CC9DC9, #C9CC9D
Split complementary#CC9DB2, #CCB89D
Tetradic#B89DCC, #CCA09D, #B2CC9D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E0EEEF
Lighter +10%#BFDBDD
Darker −10%#7BB7BB
Darker −20%#5AA4A9
Darker −30%#478589
Darker −40%#366467
More saturated +25%#8AD9DF
Less saturated −25%#B0B9B9

Channel breakdown

R157
G201
B204
Red157 (61.6%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue183.83°
Saturation (HSL)31.54%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9D · G C9 · B CC

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