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Colour

#9BB7FF

  • #9BB7FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9BB7FF is a blue with RGB values 155, 183, 255 and HSL 223°, 100%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9BB7FF#9BB7FF
HEX#9BB7FF
RGBrgb(155, 183, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.7176, 1
RGB percentages60.8%, 71.8%, 100%
HSLhsl(223.2, 100%, 80.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.2, 39.2%, 100%)
CMYK39.2%, 28.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,205,183
CSS custom property--colour: #9BB7FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48056WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.61:1
Contrast with white1.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#644800

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9EBDFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#95B4FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#7BC6D0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.98:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.8Light skyblue · ΔE 21.8Light steelblue · ΔE 25.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 26Steel blue · ΔE 26.2Sky blue · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFE39B
Analogous#9BE9FF, #B19BFF
Triadic#FF9BB7, #B7FF9B
Split complementary#FFB19B, #E9FF9B
Tetradic#FF9BE9, #FFE39B, #9BFFB1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#CEDCFF
Darker −10%#6892FF
Darker −20%#356EFF
Darker −30%#0249FF
Darker −40%#003ACE
More saturated +25%#9BB7FF
Less saturated −25%#A8BCF3

Channel breakdown

R155
G183
B255
Red155 (60.8%)
Green183 (71.8%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue223.2°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness80.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9B · G B7 · B FF

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