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Colour

#9BBDFF

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

#9BBDFF is a blue with RGB values 155, 189, 255 and HSL 220°, 100%, 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

#9BBDFF#9BBDFF
HEX#9BBDFF
RGBrgb(155, 189, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.7412, 1
RGB percentages60.8%, 74.1%, 100%
HSLhsl(219.6, 100%, 80.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.6, 39.2%, 100%)
CMYK39.2%, 25.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,206,719
CSS custom property--colour: #9BBDFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50584WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.12:1
Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#644200

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A6C2FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#9CB8FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Tritanopia#7ACBD4no 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 text11.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 17.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.1Light steelblue · ΔE 21.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 23.5Sky blue · ΔE 24.6Steel blue · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 17.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFDD9B
Analogous#9BEFFF, #AB9BFF
Triadic#FF9BBD, #BDFF9B
Split complementary#FFAB9B, #EFFF9B
Tetradic#FF9BEF, #FFDD9B, #9BFFAB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#CEDFFF
Darker −10%#689BFF
Darker −20%#357AFF
Darker −30%#0258FF
Darker −40%#0046CE
More saturated +25%#9BBDFF
Less saturated −25%#A8C1F3

Channel breakdown

R155
G189
B255
Red155 (60.8%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue219.6°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness80.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9B · G BD · B FF

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