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Recognised as Colour

#9FBBCC

  • #9FBBCC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#9FBBCC is a blue with RGB values 159, 187, 204 and HSL 203°, 31%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#9FBBCC#9FBBCC
HEX#9FBBCC
RGBrgb(159, 187, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.7333, 0.8
RGB percentages62.4%, 73.3%, 80%
HSLhsl(202.7, 30.6%, 71.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.7, 22.1%, 80%)
CMYK22.1%, 8.3%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,468,300
CSS custom property--colour: #9FBBCC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47271WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.45:1
Contrast with white2.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#604433

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B3BACDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#ADB5CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Tritanopia#92C0C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.01:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7Light blue · ΔE 10.8Silver · ΔE 13.5Dark grey · ΔE 14Sky blue · ΔE 14Powder blue · ΔE 14.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCB09F
Analogous#9FCCC7, #9FA4CC
Triadic#CC9FBB, #BBCC9F
Split complementary#CC9FA4, #CCC79F
Tetradic#C79FCC, #CCB09F, #A4CC9F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E2EAEF
Lighter +10%#C0D3DE
Darker −10%#7EA3BA
Darker −20%#5C8CA9
Darker −30%#497189
Darker −40%#375568
More saturated +25%#8DBFDE
Less saturated −25%#B1B7BA

Channel breakdown

R159
G187
B204
Red159 (62.4%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue202.67°
Saturation (HSL)30.61%
Lightness71.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9F · G BB · B CC

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