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Colour

#9CBBF8

  • #9CBBF8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#9CBBF8 is a blue with RGB values 156, 187, 248 and HSL 220°, 87%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#9CBBF8#9CBBF8
HEX#9CBBF8
RGBrgb(156, 187, 248)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.7333, 0.9725
RGB percentages61.2%, 73.3%, 97.3%
HSLhsl(219.8, 86.8%, 79.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.8, 37.1%, 97.3%)
CMYK37.1%, 24.6%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,271,736
CSS custom property--colour: #9CBBF8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49386WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.88:1
Contrast with white1.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#634407

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A6BFFBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#9DB7F7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#7FC8D0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 16.3Light steelblue · ΔE 19.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.6Sky blue · ΔE 22.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 23.8Steel blue · ΔE 24.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 16.28, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F8D99C
Analogous#9CE9F8, #AB9CF8
Triadic#F89CBB, #BBF89C
Split complementary#F8AB9C, #E9F89C
Tetradic#F89CE9, #F8D99C, #9CF8AB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBFCFF
Lighter +10%#CCDCFB
Darker −10%#6C9AF5
Darker −20%#3D7AF1
Darker −30%#115AEA
Darker −40%#0D48BB
More saturated +25%#95B9FF
Less saturated −25%#A9BFEB

Channel breakdown

R156
G187
B248
Red156 (61.2%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue248 (97.3%)
Hue219.78°
Saturation (HSL)86.79%
Lightness79.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9C · G BB · B F8

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