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Recognised as Colour

#9BB0FB

  • #9BB0FB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9BB0FB is a blue with RGB values 155, 176, 251 and HSL 227°, 92%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9BB0FB#9BB0FB
HEX#9BB0FB
RGBrgb(155, 176, 251)
RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.6902, 0.9843
RGB percentages60.8%, 69%, 98.4%
HSLhsl(226.9, 92.3%, 79.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.9, 38.2%, 98.4%)
CMYK38.2%, 29.9%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,203,387
CSS custom property--colour: #9BB0FB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44984WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10:1
Contrast with white2.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#644F04

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#97B7FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#8FAFF9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Tritanopia#7DBFCBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.1:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.8Light skyblue · ΔE 25.2Steel blue · ΔE 26.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.4Light steelblue · ΔE 27.7Plum · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FBE69B
Analogous#9BE0FB, #B69BFB
Triadic#FB9BB0, #B0FB9B
Split complementary#FBB69B, #E0FB9B
Tetradic#FB9BE0, #FBE69B, #9BFBB6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDFDFF
Lighter +10%#CCD7FD
Darker −10%#6A89F9
Darker −20%#3963F7
Darker −30%#0A3DF3
Darker −40%#0831C2
More saturated +25%#97AEFF
Less saturated −25%#A8B7EE

Channel breakdown

R155
G176
B251
Red155 (60.8%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue251 (98.4%)
Hue226.88°
Saturation (HSL)92.31%
Lightness79.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9B · G B0 · B FB

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