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Colour

#9CBDEE

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

#9CBDEE is a blue with RGB values 156, 189, 238 and HSL 216°, 71%, 77%. 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

#9CBDEE#9CBDEE
HEX#9CBDEE
RGBrgb(156, 189, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.7412, 0.9333
RGB percentages61.2%, 74.1%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(215.9, 70.7%, 77.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.9, 34.5%, 93.3%)
CMYK34.5%, 20.6%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,272,238
CSS custom property--colour: #9CBDEE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49636WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.93:1
Contrast with white1.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#634211

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ACBFF0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#A3B7EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Tritanopia#83C7CDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 11.9Light steelblue · ΔE 13.1Sky blue · ΔE 17Light blue · ΔE 21.5Thistle · ΔE 23Deep skyblue · ΔE 23.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 11.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EECD9C
Analogous#9CE6EE, #A49CEE
Triadic#EE9CBD, #BDEE9C
Split complementary#EEA49C, #E6EE9C
Tetradic#EE9CE6, #EECD9C, #9CEEA4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F3F7FD
Lighter +10%#C8DAF5
Darker −10%#70A0E7
Darker −20%#4583DF
Darker −30%#2368CE
Darker −40%#1C52A2
More saturated +25%#8EBAFD
Less saturated −25%#ABC0E0

Channel breakdown

R156
G189
B238
Red156 (61.2%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue215.85°
Saturation (HSL)70.69%
Lightness77.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9C · G BD · B EE

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