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#9BB9F0

#9bb9f0 ≈ Light Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#9bb9f0 is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60.78% red, 72.55% green and 94.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 35.42% cyan, 22.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.88% black. Its hue angle is 218.82°, with 73.91% saturation and 77.45% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Steel Blue (#b0c4de), ΔE 7.06.

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Relative luminance0.4796

Complementary

  1. #9bb9f0
  2. #f0d29b

Split complementary

  1. #9bb9f0
  2. #f0a79b
  3. #e4f09b

Analogous

  1. #9be4f0
  2. #9bb9f0
  3. #a79bf0

Triadic

  1. #9bb9f0
  2. #f09bb9
  3. #b9f09b

Tetradic

  1. #9bb9f0
  2. #d29bf0
  3. #f0d29b
  4. #b9f09b

Square

  1. #9bb9f0
  2. #f09be4
  3. #f0d29b
  4. #9bf0a7

Monochromatic

  1. #205fd2
  2. #588ae6
  3. #9bb9f0
  4. #dee8fa
  5. #edf3fc

Shades

#9bb9f0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9bb9f0
  2. #8ca7d8
  3. #7c94c0
  4. #6d82a8
  5. #5d6f90
  6. #4e5d78
  7. #3e4a60
  8. #2f3848
  9. #1f2530
  10. #101318
  11. #000000

Tints

#9bb9f0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9bb9f0
  2. #a5c0f2
  3. #afc7f3
  4. #b9cef5
  5. #c3d5f6
  6. #cddcf8
  7. #d7e3f9
  8. #e1eafb
  9. #ebf1fc
  10. #f5f8fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9bb9f0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9bb9f0
  2. #98b3e5
  3. #96aeda
  4. #93a8ce
  5. #90a2c3
  6. #8e9db8
  7. #8b97ad
  8. #8891a2
  9. #858b96
  10. #83868b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #adb8d1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a6bcf2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9db5ef ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #81c4cc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a2bbf2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9cb6ef ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8cc0db ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9bb9f0 {
  color: #9bb9f0;
}
Background
.bg-9bb9f0 {
  background-color: #9bb9f0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9bb9f0 {
  border: 2px solid #9bb9f0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9bb9f0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 155 185 240;
  --color-primary-hsl: 219 74% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9bb9f0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9bb9f0, #a79bf0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9bb9f0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(155 185 240 / 0.35);
}

#b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 7.06 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 7.52 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.07 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.78 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 10.57 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 10.81 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 11.21 #64460f Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Light Steel Blue
#9bb9f0  rgb(155, 185, 240)  hsl(219, 74%, 77%)  Light Steel Blue
#f0d29b  rgb(240, 210, 155)  hsl(39, 74%, 77%)  Sunset
#f09bb9  rgb(240, 155, 185)  hsl(339, 74%, 77%)  Carnation Pink
#b9f09b  rgb(185, 240, 155)  hsl(99, 74%, 77%)  Granny Smith Apple