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Recognised as Colour

#9BBCC7

  • #9BBCC7
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light blue

#9BBCC7 is a cyan with RGB values 155, 188, 199 and HSL 195°, 28%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#9BBCC7#9BBCC7
HEX#9BBCC7
RGBrgb(155, 188, 199)
RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.7373, 0.7804
RGB percentages60.8%, 73.7%, 78%
HSLhsl(195, 28.2%, 69.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(195, 22.1%, 78%)
CMYK22.1%, 5.5%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,206,407
CSS custom property--colour: #9BBCC7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47059WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.41:1
Contrast with white2.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#644338

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B5BAC8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#AEB4C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original
Tritanopia#8EC0BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.02:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 10.1Light steelblue · ΔE 10.4Silver · ΔE 13.1Powder blue · ΔE 13.1Dark grey · ΔE 13.6Sky blue · ΔE 14.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 10.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C7A69B
Analogous#9BC7BC, #9BA6C7
Triadic#C79BBC, #BCC79B
Split complementary#C79BA6, #C7BC9B
Tetradic#BC9BC7, #C7A69B, #A6C79B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFEFE
Lighter +20%#DCE8EC
Lighter +10%#BCD2D9
Darker −10%#7AA6B5
Darker −20%#5A90A2
Darker −30%#487381
Darker −40%#365660
More saturated +25%#87C6DB
Less saturated −25%#AFB2B4

Channel breakdown

R155
G188
B199
Red155 (60.8%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue199 (78%)
Hue195°
Saturation (HSL)28.21%
Lightness69.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9B · G BC · B C7

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