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Colour

#9DCEC8

  • #9DCEC8
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#9DCEC8 is a cyan with RGB values 157, 206, 200 and HSL 173°, 33%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#9DCEC8#9DCEC8
HEX#9DCEC8
RGBrgb(157, 206, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.8078, 0.7843
RGB percentages61.6%, 80.8%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(172.7, 33.3%, 71.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(172.7, 23.8%, 80.8%)
CMYK23.8%, 0%, 2.9%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,342,088
CSS custom property--colour: #9DCEC8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55481WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.1:1
Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#623137

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C9C9C8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#BFC2C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.5 from the original
Tritanopia#8FD0CCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 9.4Pale turquoise · ΔE 11.8Light blue · ΔE 12Silver · ΔE 17.4Light grey · ΔE 18.1Cadetblue · ΔE 19.1
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 9.45, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CE9DA3
Analogous#9DCEAF, #9DBCCE
Triadic#C89DCE, #CEC89D
Split complementary#CE9DBC, #CEAF9D
Tetradic#AF9DCE, #CE9DA3, #BCCE9D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E1F0EE
Lighter +10%#BFDFDB
Darker −10%#7BBDB5
Darker −20%#59ACA2
Darker −30%#468C83
Darker −40%#356A64
More saturated +25%#8BE0D6
Less saturated −25%#AFBCBA

Channel breakdown

R157
G206
B200
Red157 (61.6%)
Green206 (80.8%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue172.65°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness71.18%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9D · G CE · B C8

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