What color is #9BB0E7?

#9BB0E7 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Wondrous Wisteria. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9BB0E7?

The RGB value is 155, 176, 231: 155 red, 176 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BB0E7?

The complementary color is #E7D29B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BB0E7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.76:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BB0E7 color

#9BB0E7 rgb(155, 176, 231)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9BB0E7 is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 69% green and 90.6% blue (155, 176, 231).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 61% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Wondrous Wisteria (#A3B1F2), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.76:1).

#9BB0E7 color codes

HEX	`#9BB0E7`
RGB	`rgb(155, 176, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 69%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 61%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 33%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 24%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.09, 5.53, -29.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.09, 30.41, 280.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.463, 43.787, 81.748)`
Decimal	`10203367`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BB0E7, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #9BB0E7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BB0E7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #9BB0E7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9bb0e7; }
.text { color: #9bb0e7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9bb0e7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 176 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9bb0e7, #ac9be7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Blue.

Questions

What color is #9BB0E7?: #9BB0E7 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Wondrous Wisteria. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9BB0E7?: The RGB value is 155, 176, 231: 155 red, 176 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BB0E7?: The complementary color is #E7D29B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BB0E7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.76:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.