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Recognised as Colour

#9BCBF1

  • #9BCBF1
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#9BCBF1 is a blue with RGB values 155, 203, 241 and HSL 207°, 75%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#9BCBF1#9BCBF1
HEX#9BCBF1
RGBrgb(155, 203, 241)
RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.7961, 0.9451
RGB percentages60.8%, 79.6%, 94.5%
HSLhsl(206.5, 75.4%, 77.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.5, 35.7%, 94.5%)
CMYK35.7%, 15.8%, 0%, 5.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,210,289
CSS custom property--colour: #9BCBF1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56031WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.21:1
Contrast with white1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#64340E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BBCBF3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#B0C1F0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original
Tritanopia#7ED4D7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 6.4Sky blue · ΔE 8.6Light steelblue · ΔE 10.1Light blue · ΔE 13.7Powder blue · ΔE 18.6Lavender · ΔE 21.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 6.38, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F1C19B
Analogous#9BF1EC, #9BA0F1
Triadic#F19BCB, #CBF19B
Split complementary#F19BA0, #F1EC9B
Tetradic#EC9BF1, #F1C19B, #A0F19B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F4FAFE
Lighter +10%#C8E2F7
Darker −10%#6EB4EB
Darker −20%#429CE4
Darker −30%#1E84D5
Darker −40%#1868A8
More saturated +25%#8DCDFF
Less saturated −25%#A9C9E3

Channel breakdown

R155
G203
B241
Red155 (60.8%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue241 (94.5%)
Hue206.51°
Saturation (HSL)75.44%
Lightness77.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9B · G CB · B F1

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