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Recognised as Colour

#9BB1C8

  • #9BB1C8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#9BB1C8 is a blue with RGB values 155, 177, 200 and HSL 211°, 29%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#9BB1C8#9BB1C8
HEX#9BB1C8
RGBrgb(155, 177, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.6941, 0.7843
RGB percentages60.8%, 69.4%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(210.7, 29%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210.7, 22.5%, 78.4%)
CMYK22.5%, 11.5%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,203,592
CSS custom property--colour: #9BB1C8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42583WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.52:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#644E37

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A9B1C9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#A3ACC8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Tritanopia#8FB6B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7.4Dark grey · ΔE 14.6Light blue · ΔE 15.3Light slate grey · ΔE 15.7Silver · ΔE 15.8Sky blue · ΔE 16.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.36, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C8B29B
Analogous#9BC8C8, #9B9BC8
Triadic#C89BB1, #B1C89B
Split complementary#C89B9B, #C8C89B
Tetradic#C89BC8, #C8B29B, #9BC89B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFEFE
Lighter +20%#DDE4EC
Lighter +10%#BCCBDA
Darker −10%#7A97B6
Darker −20%#5A7EA3
Darker −30%#486482
Darker −40%#364B61
More saturated +25%#88B1DB
Less saturated −25%#AEB1B5

Channel breakdown

R155
G177
B200
Red155 (60.8%)
Green177 (69.4%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue210.67°
Saturation (HSL)29.03%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9B · G B1 · B C8

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