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Colour

#9BBAC9

  • #9BBAC9
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#9BBAC9 is a cyan with RGB values 155, 186, 201 and HSL 200°, 30%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#9BBAC9#9BBAC9
HEX#9BBAC9
RGBrgb(155, 186, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.7294, 0.7882
RGB percentages60.8%, 72.9%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(199.6, 29.9%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(199.6, 22.9%, 78.8%)
CMYK22.9%, 7.5%, 0%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,205,897
CSS custom property--colour: #9BBAC9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46303WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.26:1
Contrast with white2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#644536

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B2B8CAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#ABB3C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Tritanopia#8EBEBFno 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 text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 8.6Light blue · ΔE 10.8Silver · ΔE 13.7Dark grey · ΔE 13.9Sky blue · ΔE 13.9Powder blue · ΔE 14.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 8.6, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C9AA9B
Analogous#9BC9C1, #9BA3C9
Triadic#C99BBA, #BAC99B
Split complementary#C99BA3, #C9C19B
Tetradic#C19BC9, #C9AA9B, #A3C99B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFFFF
Lighter +20%#DDE8ED
Lighter +10%#BCD1DB
Darker −10%#7AA3B7
Darker −20%#598CA5
Darker −30%#477084
Darker −40%#355463
More saturated +25%#88C1DC
Less saturated −25%#AEB3B6

Channel breakdown

R155
G186
B201
Red155 (60.8%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue199.57°
Saturation (HSL)29.87%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9B · G BA · B C9

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