Recognised as Colour

#9EDDE6

#9EDDE6
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Powder blue

#9EDDE6 is a cyan with RGB values 158, 221, 230 and HSL 188°, 59%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

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HEX#9EDDE6

RGBrgb(158, 221, 230)

RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.8667, 0.902

RGB percentages62%, 86.7%, 90.2%

HSLhsl(187.5, 59%, 76.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(187.5, 31.3%, 90.2%)

CMYK31.3%, 3.9%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,411,494

CSS custom property--colour: #9EDDE6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64695WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness205.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.94:1

Contrast with white1.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0

Inverted#612219

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D3D8E7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#C6CEE6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.9 from the original

Tritanopia#84E2E0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.51:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 4.9 Light blue · ΔE 6.9 Pale turquoise · ΔE 7.5 Sky blue · ΔE 12 Light cyan · ΔE 17.3 Light steelblue · ΔE 18

Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 4.92, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E6A79E

Analogous#9EE6CB, #9EB9E6

Triadic#E69EDD, #DDE69E

Split complementary#E69EB9, #E6CB9E

Tetradic#CB9EE6, #E6A79E, #B9E69E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EFF9FB

Lighter +10%#C7EBF0

Darker −10%#75CFDC

Darker −20%#4DC1D1

Darker −30%#30AABB

Darker −40%#268592

More saturated +25%#8FE8F5

Less saturated −25%#ADD2D7

Channel breakdown

R158

G221

B230

Red158 (62%)

Green221 (86.7%)

Blue230 (90.2%)

Hue187.5°

Saturation (HSL)59.02%

Lightness76.08%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 9E · G DD · B E6

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