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#9BB2CA Color

#9BB2CA is rgb(155, 178, 202) in RGB, hsl(211, 31%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(23%, 12%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pewter Blue (#8BA8B7), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.8. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9BB2CA
HEX#9BB2CA
RGBrgb(155, 178, 202)
HSLhsl(211, 31%, 70%)
HSVhsv(211, 23%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(23%, 12%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(75.4% 0.043 249.5)
LABlab(71.41% -4.22 -15.03)
LCHlch(71.41% 15.61 254.32)

What #9BB2CA Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #9BB2CA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pewter Blue#8BA8B7ΔE 6.8Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 6.99Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 7.28Cadet Gray#91A3B0ΔE 8.17Pale Cerulean#9BC4E2ΔE 8.58Dark Sky Blue#8CBED6ΔE 9.21

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#9BB2CA Channel Values

How #9BB2CA breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 155 · G 178 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 211° · S 31% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 211° · S 23% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 23% · M 12% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.18:1 vs white · 9.61:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9BB2CA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9BB2CA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9BB2CA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9BB2CA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9BB2CA
Complementary
#CAB39B
Analogous
#9BC9CA
Analogous
#9C9BCA
Triadic
#CA9BB2
Triadic
#B2CA9B
Split comp.
#CA9C9B
Split comp.
#C9CA9B

Tints & Shades of #9BB2CA

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A8BCD1
#B6C6D8
#C3D1DF
#D0DBE6
#DEE5ED
#EBF0F4

Shades

#7D9BBA
#5B81A9
#4A6A8C
#38516B
#283A4D
#17212B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9BB2CA.

How #9BB2CA Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#9BB2CA
Protanopia#AEAECA
Protanomaly#A7B0CA
Deuteranopia#ABABCA
Deuteranomaly#A5AECA
Tritanopia#97B5B5
Tritanomaly#99B4BE
Achromatopsia#AFAFAF

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Using #9BB2CA in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-9bb2ca: #9BB2CA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9BB2CA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9bb2ca': '#9BB2CA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.608, green: 0.698, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_9bb2ca">#9BB2CA</color>
SVG fillfill="#9BB2CA"

More Blue Colors

#9BB2CA sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#9BB2CA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9BB2CA?

#9BB2CA is a light blue — rgb(155, 178, 202) in RGB and hsl(211, 31%, 70%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pewter Blue (#8BA8B7), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.8.

What is the RGB value of #9BB2CA?

#9BB2CA is rgb(155, 178, 202) — red 155, green 178, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9BB2CA?

#9BB2CA converts to approximately cmyk(23%, 12%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9BB2CA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9BB2CA scores 2.18:1 against white and 9.61:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9BB2CA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9BB2CA is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightsteelblue (#B0C4DE) at a CIE76 distance of 6.99, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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