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Colour

#9CB8F1

  • #9CB8F1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#9CB8F1 is a blue with RGB values 156, 184, 241 and HSL 220°, 75%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#9CB8F1#9CB8F1
HEX#9CB8F1
RGBrgb(156, 184, 241)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.7216, 0.9451
RGB percentages61.2%, 72.2%, 94.5%
HSLhsl(220.2, 75.2%, 77.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.2, 35.3%, 94.5%)
CMYK35.3%, 23.7%, 0%, 5.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,270,961
CSS custom property--colour: #9CB8F1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.477WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.54:1
Contrast with white1.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#63470E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A5BCF4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#9CB4F0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#82C4CBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.99:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 15.9Light steelblue · ΔE 17.4Sky blue · ΔE 21.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.6Steel blue · ΔE 23.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 24.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 15.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F1D59C
Analogous#9CE3F1, #AB9CF1
Triadic#F19CB8, #B8F19C
Split complementary#F1AB9C, #E3F19C
Tetradic#F19CE3, #F1D59C, #9CF1AB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F5F8FE
Lighter +10%#C9D8F7
Darker −10%#6F98EB
Darker −20%#4378E4
Darker −30%#1E5BD6
Darker −40%#1848A9
More saturated +25%#8EB3FF
Less saturated −25%#AABDE3

Channel breakdown

R156
G184
B241
Red156 (61.2%)
Green184 (72.2%)
Blue241 (94.5%)
Hue220.24°
Saturation (HSL)75.22%
Lightness77.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9C · G B8 · B F1

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