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Colour

#9CBBF2

  • #9CBBF2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#9CBBF2 is a blue with RGB values 156, 187, 242 and HSL 218°, 77%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#9CBBF2#9CBBF2
HEX#9CBBF2
RGBrgb(156, 187, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.7333, 0.949
RGB percentages61.2%, 73.3%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(218.4, 76.8%, 78%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.4, 35.5%, 94.9%)
CMYK35.5%, 22.7%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,271,730
CSS custom property--colour: #9CBBF2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49019WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.8:1
Contrast with white1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#63440D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A8BEF5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#9FB6F1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#81C6CEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 14.2Light steelblue · ΔE 16.2Sky blue · ΔE 20.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 23.6Steel blue · ΔE 24Cornflower blue · ΔE 24
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 14.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F2D39C
Analogous#9CE6F2, #A89CF2
Triadic#F29CBB, #BBF29C
Split complementary#F2A89C, #E6F29C
Tetradic#F29CE6, #F2D39C, #9CF2A8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F6F9FE
Lighter +10%#C9DAF8
Darker −10%#6F9CEC
Darker −20%#427DE6
Darker −30%#1C60D9
Darker −40%#174CAB
More saturated +25%#8FB7FF
Less saturated −25%#AABFE4

Channel breakdown

R156
G187
B242
Red156 (61.2%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue218.37°
Saturation (HSL)76.79%
Lightness78.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9C · G BB · B F2

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