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Recognised as Colour

#C9E1E8

  • #C9E1E8
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#C9E1E8 is a cyan with RGB values 201, 225, 232 and HSL 194°, 40%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#C9E1E8#C9E1E8
HEX#C9E1E8
RGBrgb(201, 225, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.8824, 0.9098
RGB percentages78.8%, 88.2%, 91%
HSLhsl(193.5, 40.3%, 84.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(193.5, 13.4%, 91%)
CMYK13.4%, 3%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,230,568
CSS custom property--colour: #C9E1E8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72094WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness218.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.42:1
Contrast with white1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC
Inverted#361E17

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DCDFE8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#D7DBE8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Tritanopia#C1E4E3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 8Light blue · ΔE 8.1Gainsboro · ΔE 8.9Light grey · ΔE 9.6Alice blue · ΔE 10.7Light cyan · ΔE 10.8
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 8.03, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E8D0C9
Analogous#C9E8E0, #C9D2E8
Triadic#E8C9E1, #E1E8C9
Split complementary#E8C9D2, #E8E0C9
Tetradic#DFC9E8, #E8D0C9, #D2E8C9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EDF5F7
Darker −10%#A5CDD9
Darker −20%#81B9CA
Darker −30%#5EA5BA
Darker −40%#448CA1
More saturated +25%#BFE6F2
Less saturated −25%#D3DCDE

Channel breakdown

R201
G225
B232
Red201 (78.8%)
Green225 (88.2%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue193.55°
Saturation (HSL)40.26%
Lightness84.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C9 · G E1 · B E8

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