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Recognised as Colour

#C9F2FD

  • #C9F2FD
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#C9F2FD is a cyan with RGB values 201, 242, 253 and HSL 193°, 93%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#C9F2FD#C9F2FD
HEX#C9F2FD
RGBrgb(201, 242, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.949, 0.9922
RGB percentages78.8%, 94.9%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(192.7, 92.9%, 89%)
HSV / HSBhsv(192.7, 20.6%, 99.2%)
CMYK20.6%, 4.3%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,234,941
CSS custom property--colour: #C9F2FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.83014WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness231.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.6:1
Contrast with white1.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#EAEAEA
Inverted#360D02

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EAEFFEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#E1E8FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Tritanopia#BAF6F5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 7.8Light cyan · ΔE 8Light blue · ΔE 9.4Pale turquoise · ΔE 9.8Azure · ΔE 11.6Alice blue · ΔE 11.7
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 7.79, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FDD4C9
Analogous#C9FDEE, #C9D8FD
Triadic#FDC9F2, #F2FDC9
Split complementary#FDC9D8, #FDEEC9
Tetradic#EEC9FD, #FDD4C9, #D8FDC9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FAFEFF
Darker −10%#98E6FB
Darker −20%#67DAF9
Darker −30%#35CEF8
Darker −40%#09C0F1
More saturated +25%#C7F3FF
Less saturated −25%#D0EEF6

Channel breakdown

R201
G242
B253
Red201 (78.8%)
Green242 (94.9%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue192.69°
Saturation (HSL)92.86%
Lightness89.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C9 · G F2 · B FD

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