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#9BB7CF Color

#9BB7CF is rgb(155, 183, 207) in RGB, hsl(208, 35%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 12%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Steel Blue (#B0C4DE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.11. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9BB7CF
HEX#9BB7CF
RGBrgb(155, 183, 207)
HSLhsl(208, 35%, 71%)
HSVhsv(208, 25%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 12%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(76.7% 0.046 244.3)
LABlab(72.91% -5.84 -15.52)
LCHlch(72.91% 16.58 249.37)

What #9BB7CF 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 #9BB7CF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 6.11Pale Cerulean#9BC4E2ΔE 6.53Dark Sky Blue#8CBED6ΔE 7.21Pewter Blue#8BA8B7ΔE 7.52Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 8.67Pale Cornflower Blue#ABCDEFΔE 9.47

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

#9BB7CF Channel Values

How #9BB7CF 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 183 · B 2078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 208° · S 35% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 208° · S 25% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 12% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.09:1 vs white · 10.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9BB7CF 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 text2.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9BB7CF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9BB7CF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9BB7CF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9BB7CF
Complementary
#CFB39B
Analogous
#9BCFCD
Analogous
#9B9DCF
Triadic
#CF9BB7
Triadic
#B7CF9B
Split comp.
#CF9B9D
Split comp.
#CFCD9B

Tints & Shades of #9BB7CF

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

#A9C1D6
#B7CBDC
#C4D5E3
#CFDCE8
#DDE6EE
#EAF0F5

Shades

#799EBE
#5A87AF
#466E91
#375672
#263C4F
#172530

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9BB7CF.

How #9BB7CF 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#9BB7CF
Protanopia#B3B3CF
Protanomaly#AAB4CF
Deuteranopia#AEAED0
Deuteranomaly#A7B2CF
Tritanopia#97BABA
Tritanomaly#99B9C3
Achromatopsia#B3B3B3

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Using #9BB7CF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9bb7cf: #9BB7CF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9BB7CF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9bb7cf': '#9BB7CF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.608, green: 0.718, blue: 0.812)
Android XML<color name="color_9bb7cf">#9BB7CF</color>
SVG fillfill="#9BB7CF"

More Blue Colors

#9BB7CF sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#9BB7CF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9BB7CF?

#9BB7CF is a light blue — rgb(155, 183, 207) in RGB and hsl(208, 35%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Steel Blue (#B0C4DE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.11.

What is the RGB value of #9BB7CF?

#9BB7CF is rgb(155, 183, 207) — red 155, green 183, and blue 207 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9BB7CF?

#9BB7CF converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 12%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9BB7CF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9BB7CF scores 2.09:1 against white and 10.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9BB7CF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9BB7CF 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 6.11, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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