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Colour

#9BCDFF

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

#9BCDFF is a blue with RGB values 155, 205, 255 and HSL 210°, 100%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#9BCDFF#9BCDFF
HEX#9BCDFF
RGBrgb(155, 205, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.8039, 1
RGB percentages60.8%, 80.4%, 100%
HSLhsl(210, 100%, 80.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210, 39.2%, 100%)
CMYK39.2%, 19.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,210,815
CSS custom property--colour: #9BCDFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57851WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.57:1
Contrast with white1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#643200

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B9CEFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#ADC4FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Tritanopia#77D8DEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 6.9Sky blue · ΔE 13.7Light steelblue · ΔE 14.9Light blue · ΔE 19.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.4Lavender · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 6.94, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFCD9B
Analogous#9BFFFF, #9B9BFF
Triadic#FF9BCD, #CDFF9B
Split complementary#FF9B9B, #FFFF9B
Tetradic#FF9BFF, #FFCD9B, #9BFF9B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#CEE7FF
Darker −10%#68B3FF
Darker −20%#359AFF
Darker −30%#0281FF
Darker −40%#0067CE
More saturated +25%#9BCDFF
Less saturated −25%#A8CDF3

Channel breakdown

R155
G205
B255
Red155 (60.8%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue210°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness80.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9B · G CD · B FF

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