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Recognised as Colour

#C9E7EA

  • #C9E7EA
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#C9E7EA is a cyan with RGB values 201, 231, 234 and HSL 185°, 44%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#C9E7EA#C9E7EA
HEX#C9E7EA
RGBrgb(201, 231, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.9059, 0.9176
RGB percentages78.8%, 90.6%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(185.5, 44%, 85.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185.5, 14.1%, 91.8%)
CMYK14.1%, 1.3%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,232,106
CSS custom property--colour: #C9E7EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.7551WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness222.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.1:1
Contrast with white1.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E1E1E1
Inverted#361815

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E2E4EAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#DCDFEAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original
Tritanopia#C0EAE8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 6.8Light cyan · ΔE 8.4Light blue · ΔE 9Gainsboro · ΔE 10.5Pale turquoise · ΔE 10.6Azure · ΔE 10.7
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 6.84, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EACCC9
Analogous#C9EADD, #C9D6EA
Triadic#EAC9E7, #E7EAC9
Split complementary#EAC9D6, #EADCC9
Tetradic#DDC9EA, #EACCC9, #D7EAC9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EEF7F8
Darker −10%#A4D7DC
Darker −20%#80C6CD
Darker −30%#5BB6BF
Darker −40%#419DA6
More saturated +25%#C0EFF3
Less saturated −25%#D2DFE1

Channel breakdown

R201
G231
B234
Red201 (78.8%)
Green231 (90.6%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue185.45°
Saturation (HSL)44%
Lightness85.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C9 · G E7 · B EA

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