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Recognised as Colour

#9FC3CA

  • #9FC3CA
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#9FC3CA is a cyan with RGB values 159, 195, 202 and HSL 190°, 29%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#9FC3CA#9FC3CA
HEX#9FC3CA
RGBrgb(159, 195, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.7647, 0.7922
RGB percentages62.4%, 76.5%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(189.8, 28.9%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(189.8, 21.3%, 79.2%)
CMYK21.3%, 3.5%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,470,346
CSS custom property--colour: #9FC3CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50665WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.13:1
Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#603C35

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BDC0CAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#B5BACAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Tritanopia#92C7C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 8.4Powder blue · ΔE 10.3Light steelblue · ΔE 12.1Silver · ΔE 12.9Sky blue · ΔE 14.7Dark grey · ΔE 14.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 8.37, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CAA69F
Analogous#9FCABC, #9FADCA
Triadic#CA9FC3, #C3CA9F
Split complementary#CA9FAD, #CABC9F
Tetradic#BC9FCA, #CAA69F, #ADCA9F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E1ECEE
Lighter +10%#C0D8DC
Darker −10%#7EAEB8
Darker −20%#5D9AA6
Darker −30%#4A7C86
Darker −40%#385E65
More saturated +25%#8CD0DD
Less saturated −25%#B2B6B7

Channel breakdown

R159
G195
B202
Red159 (62.4%)
Green195 (76.5%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue189.77°
Saturation (HSL)28.86%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9F · G C3 · B CA

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