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Recognised as Colour

#C9EBF8

  • #C9EBF8
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#C9EBF8 is a cyan with RGB values 201, 235, 248 and HSL 197°, 77%, 88%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#C9EBF8#C9EBF8
HEX#C9EBF8
RGBrgb(201, 235, 248)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.9216, 0.9725
RGB percentages78.8%, 92.2%, 97.3%
HSLhsl(196.6, 77%, 88%)
HSV / HSBhsv(196.6, 19%, 97.3%)
CMYK19%, 5.2%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,233,144
CSS custom property--colour: #C9EBF8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.78611WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness227 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.72:1
Contrast with white1.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E5E5E5
Inverted#361407

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E3E9F9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#DCE3F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Tritanopia#BCEFEFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 7.8Light blue · ΔE 7.8Light cyan · ΔE 9.6Alice blue · ΔE 10.9Pale turquoise · ΔE 11.9Azure · ΔE 11.9
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 7.82, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F8D6C9
Analogous#C9F8EE, #C9D3F8
Triadic#F8C9EB, #EBF8C9
Split complementary#F8C9D3, #F8EEC9
Tetradic#EEC9F8, #F8D6C9, #D4F8C9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F6FCFE
Darker −10%#9CDAF2
Darker −20%#6FCAEC
Darker −30%#42B9E6
Darker −40%#1CA5D9
More saturated +25%#C2EEFF
Less saturated −25%#D1E8F0

Channel breakdown

R201
G235
B248
Red201 (78.8%)
Green235 (92.2%)
Blue248 (97.3%)
Hue196.6°
Saturation (HSL)77.05%
Lightness88.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C9 · G EB · B F8

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