Colour

#9CB3EE

#9CB3EE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light skyblue

#9CB3EE is a blue with RGB values 156, 179, 238 and HSL 223°, 71%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#9CB3EE#9CB3EE

HEX#9CB3EE

RGBrgb(156, 179, 238)

RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.702, 0.9333

RGB percentages61.2%, 70.2%, 93.3%

HSLhsl(223.2, 70.7%, 77.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(223.2, 34.5%, 93.3%)

CMYK34.5%, 24.8%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,269,678

CSS custom property--colour: #9CB3EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45481WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness180.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.1:1

Contrast with white2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2

Inverted#634C11

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A0B8F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#98B0EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original

Tritanopia#84BFC7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.08:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 18.3 Light steelblue · ΔE 19 Cornflower blue · ΔE 21 Steel blue · ΔE 23 Sky blue · ΔE 24.1 Thistle · ΔE 24.9

Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 18.32, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#EED79C

Analogous#9CDCEE, #AE9CEE

Triadic#EE9CB3, #B3EE9C

Split complementary#EEAE9C, #DCEE9C

Tetradic#EE9CDC, #EED79C, #9CEEAE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F3F6FD

Lighter +10%#C8D4F5

Darker −10%#7092E7

Darker −20%#4570DF

Darker −30%#2353CE

Darker −40%#1C42A2

More saturated +25%#8EADFD

Less saturated −25%#ABB9E0

Channel breakdown

R156

G179

B238

Red156 (61.2%)

Green179 (70.2%)

Blue238 (93.3%)

Hue223.17°

Saturation (HSL)70.69%

Lightness77.25%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 9C · G B3 · B EE

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Colour values

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