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Colour

#A9C9CC

  • #A9C9CC
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#A9C9CC is a cyan with RGB values 169, 201, 204 and HSL 185°, 26%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#A9C9CC#A9C9CC
HEX#A9C9CC
RGBrgb(169, 201, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.7882, 0.8
RGB percentages66.3%, 78.8%, 80%
HSLhsl(185.1, 25.5%, 73.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185.1, 17.2%, 80%)
CMYK17.2%, 1.5%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,127,244
CSS custom property--colour: #A9C9CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54568WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.91:1
Contrast with white1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#563633

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C4C6CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#BDC1CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Tritanopia#9FCCCAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 8.2Powder blue · ΔE 8.9Silver · ΔE 11.3Light grey · ΔE 12.6Light steelblue · ΔE 13.4Gainsboro · ΔE 14.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 8.19, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCACA9
Analogous#A9CCBE, #A9B8CC
Triadic#CCA9C9, #C9CCA9
Split complementary#CCA9B8, #CCBEA9
Tetradic#BEA9CC, #CCACA9, #B8CCA9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E9F1F2
Lighter +10%#C9DDDF
Darker −10%#89B5B9
Darker −20%#69A1A6
Darker −30%#52858A
Darker −40%#3F666A
More saturated +25%#98D7DD
Less saturated −25%#BABBBB

Channel breakdown

R169
G201
B204
Red169 (66.3%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue185.14°
Saturation (HSL)25.55%
Lightness73.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A9 · G C9 · B CC

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