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Recognised as Colour

#9BB2CE

  • #9BB2CE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#9BB2CE is a blue with RGB values 155, 178, 206 and HSL 213°, 34%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#9BB2CE#9BB2CE
HEX#9BB2CE
RGBrgb(155, 178, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.698, 0.8078
RGB percentages60.8%, 69.8%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(212.9, 34.2%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.9, 24.8%, 80.8%)
CMYK24.8%, 13.6%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,203,854
CSS custom property--colour: #9BB2CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43266WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.65:1
Contrast with white2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#644D31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A8B3CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#A2ADCDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Tritanopia#8DB8BBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 6.9Sky blue · ΔE 15.8Light blue · ΔE 16.1Light slate grey · ΔE 16.8Light skyblue · ΔE 16.9Dark grey · ΔE 17.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 6.91, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CEB79B
Analogous#9BCBCE, #9E9BCE
Triadic#CE9BB2, #B2CE9B
Split complementary#CE9E9B, #CBCE9B
Tetradic#CE9BCB, #CEB79B, #9BCE9E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DFE7F0
Lighter +10%#BDCCDF
Darker −10%#7998BD
Darker −20%#577DAC
Darker −30%#44658C
Darker −40%#344C69
More saturated +25%#88B0E1
Less saturated −25%#AEB4BB

Channel breakdown

R155
G178
B206
Red155 (60.8%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue212.94°
Saturation (HSL)34.23%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9B · G B2 · B CE

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