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Recognised as Colour

#9BBDFE

  • #9BBDFE
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#9BBDFE is a blue with RGB values 155, 189, 254 and HSL 219°, 98%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#9BBDFE#9BBDFE
HEX#9BBDFE
RGBrgb(155, 189, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.7412, 0.9961
RGB percentages60.8%, 74.1%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(219.4, 98%, 80.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.4, 39%, 99.6%)
CMYK39%, 25.6%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,206,718
CSS custom property--colour: #9BBDFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5052WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.1:1
Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#644201

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A6C1FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Deuteranopia#9CB8FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Tritanopia#7ACBD3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 17.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.5Light steelblue · ΔE 21.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 23.4Sky blue · ΔE 24.2Steel blue · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 17.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FEDC9B
Analogous#9BEFFE, #AB9BFE
Triadic#FE9BBD, #BDFE9B
Split complementary#FEAB9B, #EFFE9B
Tetradic#FE9BEF, #FEDC9B, #9BFEAA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#CDDEFF
Darker −10%#699CFD
Darker −20%#367AFD
Darker −30%#0459FC
Darker −40%#0247CB
More saturated +25%#9ABDFF
Less saturated −25%#A8C1F1

Channel breakdown

R155
G189
B254
Red155 (60.8%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue219.39°
Saturation (HSL)98.02%
Lightness80.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9B · G BD · B FE

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