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Colour

#9BC4FB

  • #9BC4FB
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#9BC4FB is a blue with RGB values 155, 196, 251 and HSL 214°, 92%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#9BC4FB#9BC4FB
HEX#9BC4FB
RGBrgb(155, 196, 251)
RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.7686, 0.9843
RGB percentages60.8%, 76.9%, 98.4%
HSLhsl(214.4, 92.3%, 79.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.4, 38.2%, 98.4%)
CMYK38.2%, 21.9%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,208,507
CSS custom property--colour: #9BC4FB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53413WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.68:1
Contrast with white1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#643B04

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B0C6FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#A5BDFAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Tritanopia#7BD0D7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 11.1Light steelblue · ΔE 16.2Sky blue · ΔE 17.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.4Light blue · ΔE 23.3Steel blue · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 11.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FBD29B
Analogous#9BF4FB, #A29BFB
Triadic#FB9BC4, #C4FB9B
Split complementary#FBA29B, #F4FB9B
Tetradic#FB9BF4, #FBD29B, #9BFBA2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDFEFF
Lighter +10%#CCE1FD
Darker −10%#6AA7F9
Darker −20%#398AF7
Darker −30%#0A6DF3
Darker −40%#0857C2
More saturated +25%#97C3FF
Less saturated −25%#A8C6EE

Channel breakdown

R155
G196
B251
Red155 (60.8%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue251 (98.4%)
Hue214.38°
Saturation (HSL)92.31%
Lightness79.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9B · G C4 · B FB

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