Colour

#9CBDFB

#9CBDFB
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light skyblue

#9CBDFB is a blue with RGB values 156, 189, 251 and HSL 219°, 92%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#9CBDFB#9CBDFB

HEX#9CBDFB

RGBrgb(156, 189, 251)

RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.7412, 0.9843

RGB percentages61.2%, 74.1%, 98.4%

HSLhsl(219.2, 92.2%, 79.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(219.2, 37.8%, 98.4%)

CMYK37.8%, 24.7%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,272,251

CSS custom property--colour: #9CBDFB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50428WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness188.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.09:1

Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BABABA

Inverted#634204

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A7C1FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#9EB8FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original

Tritanopia#7DCAD2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 16.1 Light steelblue · ΔE 19.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.6 Sky blue · ΔE 22.8 Deep skyblue · ΔE 23.3 Steel blue · ΔE 25.2

Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 16.05, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#FBDA9C

Analogous#9CEDFB, #AA9CFB

Triadic#FB9CBD, #BDFB9C

Split complementary#FBAA9C, #EDFB9C

Tetradic#FB9CED, #FBDA9C, #9CFBAB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FEFEFF

Lighter +10%#CDDEFD

Darker −10%#6B9CF9

Darker −20%#3A7CF7

Darker −30%#0A5BF4

Darker −40%#0849C3

More saturated +25%#98BCFF

Less saturated −25%#A9C1EE

Channel breakdown

R156

G189

B251

Red156 (61.2%)

Green189 (74.1%)

Blue251 (98.4%)

Hue219.16°

Saturation (HSL)92.23%

Lightness79.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 9C · G BD · B FB

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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