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Recognised as Colour

#9FD0DC

  • #9FD0DC
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#9FD0DC is a cyan with RGB values 159, 208, 220 and HSL 192°, 47%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#9FD0DC#9FD0DC
HEX#9FD0DC
RGBrgb(159, 208, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.8157, 0.8627
RGB percentages62.4%, 81.6%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(191.8, 46.6%, 74.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(191.8, 27.7%, 86.3%)
CMYK27.7%, 5.5%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,473,692
CSS custom property--colour: #9FD0DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5765WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.53:1
Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#602F23

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C7CCDDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#BDC5DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original
Tritanopia#8BD5D4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 4Powder blue · ΔE 6.5Sky blue · ΔE 10.4Pale turquoise · ΔE 12.5Light steelblue · ΔE 12.7Silver · ΔE 17.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 3.98, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCAB9F
Analogous#9FDCCA, #9FB1DC
Triadic#DC9FD0, #D0DC9F
Split complementary#DC9FB1, #DCCA9F
Tetradic#CA9FDC, #DCAB9F, #B1DC9F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EAF5F7
Lighter +10%#C4E2EA
Darker −10%#7ABECE
Darker −20%#54ABC1
Darker −30%#3C91A6
Darker −40%#2F7080
More saturated +25%#8FDAEC
Less saturated −25%#AFC6CC

Channel breakdown

R159
G208
B220
Red159 (62.4%)
Green208 (81.6%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue191.8°
Saturation (HSL)46.56%
Lightness74.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9F · G D0 · B DC

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