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Colour

#9BBBF1

  • #9BBBF1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#9BBBF1 is a blue with RGB values 155, 187, 241 and HSL 218°, 75%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#9BBBF1#9BBBF1
HEX#9BBBF1
RGBrgb(155, 187, 241)
RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.7333, 0.9451
RGB percentages60.8%, 73.3%, 94.5%
HSLhsl(217.7, 75.4%, 77.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.7, 35.7%, 94.5%)
CMYK35.7%, 22.4%, 0%, 5.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,206,193
CSS custom property--colour: #9BBBF1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4886WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.77:1
Contrast with white1.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#64440E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A8BEF3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#9FB6F0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Tritanopia#80C6CDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.95:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 13.7Light steelblue · ΔE 15.7Sky blue · ΔE 19.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 23.4Steel blue · ΔE 23.8Thistle · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 13.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F1D19B
Analogous#9BE6F1, #A69BF1
Triadic#F19BBB, #BBF19B
Split complementary#F1A69B, #E6F19B
Tetradic#F19BE6, #F1D19B, #9BF1A6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F4F8FE
Lighter +10%#C8D9F7
Darker −10%#6E9DEB
Darker −20%#427EE4
Darker −30%#1E62D5
Darker −40%#184DA8
More saturated +25%#8DB7FF
Less saturated −25%#A9BFE3

Channel breakdown

R155
G187
B241
Red155 (60.8%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue241 (94.5%)
Hue217.67°
Saturation (HSL)75.44%
Lightness77.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9B · G BB · B F1

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