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#9BBCCE Gentle Sky

#9BBCCE is a light, muted blue named Gentle Sky. In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 73.7% green and 80.8% blue (rgb(155, 188, 206)). Its HSL value is 201° hue, 34% saturation and 71% lightness, and in CMYK it is 25% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. #9BBCCE is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.48:1.

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Variations of #9BBCCE

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#9BBCCE color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#9BBCCE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #9BBCCE appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 95% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #ACB5CE
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B3BBCF
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #ADBACF
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #ACB5CE
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A8B7CE
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #8CC1C2
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #95BEC8
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B7B7B7
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B1B8BD

#9BBCCE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.00:1 Very poor#9BBCCE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.48:1 Very good#9BBCCE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#9BBCCE in CSS

/* Gentle Sky */
.color { color: #9BBCCE; }
.background { background-color: #9BBCCE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #9BBCCE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(155 188 206);
color: hsl(201 34% 71%);
color: oklch(0.777 0.044 231.9);

#9BBCCE FAQ

What color is #9BBCCE?

#9BBCCE is a light, muted blue. Its closest named color is Gentle Sky. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #9BBCCE?

#9BBCCE is rgb(155, 188, 206) in RGB, hsl(201, 34%, 71%) in HSL and cmyk(25%, 9%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #9BBCCE?

The complementary color of #9BBCCE is #CEAD9B, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #9BBCCE?

Black text has the best contrast on #9BBCCE: 10.48:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #9BBCCE a warm or cool color?

#9BBCCE is a cool color.