Information about #9BA8C0 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #9BA8C0 belongs to the Azure Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(155, 168, 192) — 60.8% red, 65.9% green, 75.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 15 / 9 / 0 / 25. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #9BA8C0 reads as a gently muted azure and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Williamsburg Blue (#9DA8BD). Slightly further away sit Nepal (#93AAB9) and Rock Blue (#93A2BA).

In RGB terms — rgb(155, 168, 192) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #9BA8C0: 8.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.4:1 for white. No one has named #9BA8C0 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#9BA8C0 color variations

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#9BA8C0 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #9BA8C0

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Nepal color link
Nepal

#93AAB9

Rock Blue color link
Rock Blue

#93A2BA

Smokescreen color link
Smokescreen

#93A2B7

Birdcage color link
Birdcage

#9D9CB7

Eskimo color link
Eskimo

#A2B4BA

Frozen color link
Frozen

#9DB6C6

Botticelli color link
Botticelli

#92ACB4

Moby color link
Moby

#8EB2BE

Stratosphere color link
Stratosphere

#97A0CE

Forecast color link
Forecast

#A2AAB1

#9BA8C0 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#9BA8C0
  • RGB155, 168, 192
  • CMYK15, 9, 0, 25
  • HSL219°, 23%, 68%
  • HSL Precise218.919°, 22.699%, 68.039%
  • HSV219°, 19%, 75%
  • HSB219°, 19%, 75%
  • HEX ID9BA8C0
  • DECIMAL ID10201280
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • Percentage of Red in RGB60.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB65.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB75.3%
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