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Recognised as Colour

#9CB8FB

  • #9CB8FB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9CB8FB is a blue with RGB values 156, 184, 251 and HSL 222°, 92%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9CB8FB#9CB8FB
HEX#9CB8FB
RGBrgb(156, 184, 251)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.7216, 0.9843
RGB percentages61.2%, 72.2%, 98.4%
HSLhsl(222.3, 92.2%, 79.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.3, 37.8%, 98.4%)
CMYK37.8%, 26.7%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,270,971
CSS custom property--colour: #9CB8FB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48314WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.66:1
Contrast with white1.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#634704

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A1BDFEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#98B5F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Tritanopia#7EC6CFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.7Light skyblue · ΔE 19.6Light steelblue · ΔE 22.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 25.2Steel blue · ΔE 25.3Sky blue · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 18.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FBDF9C
Analogous#9CE8FB, #AF9CFB
Triadic#FB9CB8, #B8FB9C
Split complementary#FBB09C, #E7FB9C
Tetradic#FB9CE8, #FBDF9C, #9CFBB0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FEFEFF
Lighter +10%#CDDBFD
Darker −10%#6B95F9
Darker −20%#3A72F7
Darker −30%#0A4FF4
Darker −40%#083FC3
More saturated +25%#98B6FF
Less saturated −25%#A9BDEE

Channel breakdown

R156
G184
B251
Red156 (61.2%)
Green184 (72.2%)
Blue251 (98.4%)
Hue222.32°
Saturation (HSL)92.23%
Lightness79.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9C · G B8 · B FB

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