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Colour

#9BB2EC

  • #9BB2EC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#9BB2EC is a blue with RGB values 155, 178, 236 and HSL 223°, 68%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#9BB2EC#9BB2EC
HEX#9BB2EC
RGBrgb(155, 178, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.698, 0.9255
RGB percentages60.8%, 69.8%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(223, 68.1%, 76.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223, 34.3%, 92.5%)
CMYK34.3%, 24.6%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,203,884
CSS custom property--colour: #9BB2EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44865WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.97:1
Contrast with white2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#644D13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9FB7EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#98AFEBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#83BEC6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.11:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 18.2Light steelblue · ΔE 18.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.2Steel blue · ΔE 22.6Sky blue · ΔE 23.8Thistle · ΔE 24.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 18.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECD59B
Analogous#9BDBEC, #AC9BEC
Triadic#EC9BB2, #B2EC9B
Split complementary#ECAC9B, #DBEC9B
Tetradic#EC9BDB, #ECD59B, #9BECAC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F1F4FC
Lighter +10%#C6D3F4
Darker −10%#7091E4
Darker −20%#4570DC
Darker −30%#2654C8
Darker −40%#1E429D
More saturated +25%#8CACFB
Less saturated −25%#AAB8DD

Channel breakdown

R155
G178
B236
Red155 (60.8%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue222.96°
Saturation (HSL)68.07%
Lightness76.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9B · G B2 · B EC

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