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Colour

#9BCCEE

  • #9BCCEE
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#9BCCEE is a blue with RGB values 155, 204, 238 and HSL 205°, 71%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#9BCCEE#9BCCEE
HEX#9BCCEE
RGBrgb(155, 204, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.8, 0.9333
RGB percentages60.8%, 80%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(204.6, 70.9%, 77.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204.6, 34.9%, 93.3%)
CMYK34.9%, 14.3%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,210,542
CSS custom property--colour: #9BCCEE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56327WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.27:1
Contrast with white1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#643311

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BDCBF0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#B2C2EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Tritanopia#7FD5D7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 7Light skyblue · ΔE 7.3Light steelblue · ΔE 9.5Light blue · ΔE 11.6Powder blue · ΔE 16.5Lavender · ΔE 20.7
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 7.04, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EEBD9B
Analogous#9BEEE7, #9BA2EE
Triadic#EE9BCC, #CCEE9B
Split complementary#EE9BA2, #EEE69B
Tetradic#E79BEE, #EEBD9B, #A3EE9B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F2F8FD
Lighter +10%#C7E2F5
Darker −10%#6FB6E7
Darker −20%#44A0DF
Darker −30%#2387CD
Darker −40%#1B6BA2
More saturated +25%#8CCFFD
Less saturated −25%#AAC9DF

Channel breakdown

R155
G204
B238
Red155 (60.8%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue204.58°
Saturation (HSL)70.94%
Lightness77.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9B · G CC · B EE

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