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Colour

#9EC0CA

  • #9EC0CA
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light blue

#9EC0CA is a cyan with RGB values 158, 192, 202 and HSL 194°, 29%, 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 blue.

Colour values

#9EC0CA#9EC0CA
HEX#9EC0CA
RGBrgb(158, 192, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.7529, 0.7922
RGB percentages62%, 75.3%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(193.6, 29.3%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(193.6, 21.8%, 79.2%)
CMYK21.8%, 5%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,404,042
CSS custom property--colour: #9EC0CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49233WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.85:1
Contrast with white1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#613F35

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B9BECBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#B2B8CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Tritanopia#91C4C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 8.8Light steelblue · ΔE 10.6Powder blue · ΔE 11.7Silver · ΔE 12.9Sky blue · ΔE 14.2Dark grey · ΔE 14.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 8.81, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CAA89E
Analogous#9ECABE, #9EAACA
Triadic#CA9EC0, #C0CA9E
Split complementary#CA9EAA, #CABE9E
Tetradic#BE9ECA, #CAA89E, #AACA9E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E0EBEE
Lighter +10%#BFD5DC
Darker −10%#7DABB8
Darker −20%#5C95A6
Darker −30%#497886
Darker −40%#375A65
More saturated +25%#8BCADD
Less saturated −25%#B1B6B7

Channel breakdown

R158
G192
B202
Red158 (62%)
Green192 (75.3%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue193.64°
Saturation (HSL)29.33%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9E · G C0 · B CA

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