Colour

#9DD2DA

#9DD2DA
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Powder blue

#9DD2DA is a cyan with RGB values 157, 210, 218 and HSL 188°, 45%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

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HEX#9DD2DA

RGBrgb(157, 210, 218)

RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.8235, 0.8549

RGB percentages61.6%, 82.4%, 85.5%

HSLhsl(187.9, 45.2%, 73.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(187.9, 28%, 85.5%)

CMYK28%, 3.7%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,343,130

CSS custom property--colour: #9DD2DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58323WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness196.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.66:1

Contrast with white1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7

Inverted#622D25

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C9CEDBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#BFC5DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.4 from the original

Tritanopia#89D7D4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.66:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 5.5 Light blue · ΔE 5.5 Pale turquoise · ΔE 10.6 Sky blue · ΔE 11.9 Light steelblue · ΔE 15.2 Silver · ΔE 18.2

Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 5.53, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#DAA59D

Analogous#9DDAC3, #9DB4DA

Triadic#DA9DD2, #D2DA9D

Split complementary#DA9DB4, #DAC49D

Tetradic#C39DDA, #DAA59D, #B3DA9D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E7F4F6

Lighter +10%#C2E3E8

Darker −10%#78C1CC

Darker −20%#53B0BE

Darker −30%#3D94A1

Darker −40%#2F727C

More saturated +25%#8CDEEB

Less saturated −25%#AEC6C9

Channel breakdown

R157

G210

B218

Red157 (61.6%)

Green210 (82.4%)

Blue218 (85.5%)

Hue187.87°

Saturation (HSL)45.19%

Lightness73.53%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 9D · G D2 · B DA

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