Colour

#A9CCD1

#A9CCD1
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Light blue

#A9CCD1 is a cyan with RGB values 169, 204, 209 and HSL 187°, 30%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#A9CCD1#A9CCD1

HEX#A9CCD1

RGBrgb(169, 204, 209)

RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.8, 0.8196

RGB percentages66.3%, 80%, 82%

HSLhsl(187.5, 30.3%, 74.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(187.5, 19.1%, 82%)

CMYK19.1%, 2.4%, 0%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,128,017

CSS custom property--colour: #A9CCD1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56224WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness194.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.24:1

Contrast with white1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5

Inverted#56332E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C6C9D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#BFC3D1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original

Tritanopia#9DCFCDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 6.6 Powder blue · ΔE 7.5 Silver · ΔE 12.4 Light steelblue · ΔE 12.9 Light grey · ΔE 13.2 Pale turquoise · ΔE 13.8

Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 6.56, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D1AEA9

Analogous#A9D1C2, #A9B8D1

Triadic#D1A9CC, #CCD1A9

Split complementary#D1A9B8, #D1C2A9

Tetradic#C2A9D1, #D1AEA9, #B8D1A9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EBF3F5

Lighter +10%#CAE0E3

Darker −10%#88B8BF

Darker −20%#67A5AD

Darker −30%#4E8A93

Darker −40%#3D6B71

More saturated +25%#99D8E2

Less saturated −25%#BAC0C1

Channel breakdown

R169

G204

B209

Red169 (66.3%)

Green204 (80%)

Blue209 (82%)

Hue187.5°

Saturation (HSL)30.3%

Lightness74.12%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A9 · G CC · B D1

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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