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Colour

#9BB9C8

  • #9BB9C8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#9BB9C8 is a blue with RGB values 155, 185, 200 and HSL 200°, 29%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#9BB9C8#9BB9C8
HEX#9BB9C8
RGBrgb(155, 185, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.7255, 0.7843
RGB percentages60.8%, 72.5%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(200, 29%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200, 22.5%, 78.4%)
CMYK22.5%, 7.5%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,205,640
CSS custom property--colour: #9BB9C8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45837WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.17:1
Contrast with white2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#644637

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B1B7C9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#ABB2C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Tritanopia#8EBDBEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 8.6Light blue · ΔE 11.2Dark grey · ΔE 13.6Silver · ΔE 13.6Sky blue · ΔE 14.3Powder blue · ΔE 14.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 8.61, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C8AA9B
Analogous#9BC8C1, #9BA3C8
Triadic#C89BB9, #B9C89B
Split complementary#C89BA3, #C8C19B
Tetradic#C19BC8, #C8AA9B, #A3C89B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFEFE
Lighter +20%#DDE7EC
Lighter +10%#BCD0DA
Darker −10%#7AA2B6
Darker −20%#5A8BA3
Darker −30%#486F82
Darker −40%#365361
More saturated +25%#88BFDB
Less saturated −25%#AEB3B5

Channel breakdown

R155
G185
B200
Red155 (60.8%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue200°
Saturation (HSL)29.03%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9B · G B9 · B C8

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