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Recognised as Colour

#9FD5DB

  • #9FD5DB
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#9FD5DB is a cyan with RGB values 159, 213, 219 and HSL 186°, 45%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#9FD5DB#9FD5DB
HEX#9FD5DB
RGBrgb(159, 213, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.8353, 0.8588
RGB percentages62.4%, 83.5%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(186, 45.5%, 74.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(186, 27.4%, 85.9%)
CMYK27.4%, 2.7%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,474,971
CSS custom property--colour: #9FD5DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60074WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.01:1
Contrast with white1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CACACA
Inverted#602A24

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CDD0DBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#C2C8DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original
Tritanopia#8BD9D7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 4.7Light blue · ΔE 6.1Pale turquoise · ΔE 9.3Sky blue · ΔE 13Light steelblue · ΔE 16.4Light cyan · ΔE 17.8
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 4.67, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DBA59F
Analogous#9FDBC3, #9FB7DB
Triadic#DB9FD5, #D5DB9F
Split complementary#DB9FB7, #DBC39F
Tetradic#C39FDB, #DBA59F, #B7DB9F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E9F5F7
Lighter +10%#C4E5E9
Darker −10%#7AC5CD
Darker −20%#55B5BF
Darker −30%#3D99A4
Darker −40%#2F777F
More saturated +25%#8FE2EC
Less saturated −25%#B0C8CB

Channel breakdown

R159
G213
B219
Red159 (62.4%)
Green213 (83.5%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue186°
Saturation (HSL)45.45%
Lightness74.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9F · G D5 · B DB

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