Information about #9BC3EE color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #9BC3EE is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with High Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(155, 195, 238) (60.8% red, 76.5% green, 93.3% blue), or CMYK 33 / 17 / 0 / 7 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#9BC3EE is a strongly colored steel-blue azure that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Bright Pastel Blue (#9BBEED). Slightly further away sit Baby Blue Eyes (#A1CAF1) and Cornflower (#9ACEEB).

In RGB terms — rgb(155, 195, 238) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 11.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.8:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #9BC3EE is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#9BC3EE color variations

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#9BC3EE 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 #9BC3EE

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

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#9BC3EE
  • RGB155, 195, 238
  • CMYK33, 17, 0, 7
  • CSSrgb(155, 195, 238)
  • HSL211°, 71%, 77%
  • HSL Precise211.084°, 70.94%, 77.059%
  • HSV211°, 35%, 93%
  • HSB211°, 35%, 93%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.608
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.765
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.933
  • GLSLvec3(0.608, 0.765, 0.933)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.608, 0.765, 0.933, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.608, 0.765, 0.933)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB60.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB76.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB93.3%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID9BC3EE
  • DECIMAL ID10208238
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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