Information about #9BAAEC color

#9BAAEC color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#9BAAEC falls into the Blue Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(155, 170, 236) — 60.8% red, 66.7% green, 92.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 32 / 26 / 0 / 7. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#9BAAEC is a energetic, saturated blue that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Maximum Blue Purple (#ACACE6). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Nanoc The Mighty Evil Pig (#AAA4E3) and Light Sapphire Blue (#8BA2E7).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(155, 170, 236)), which gives #9BAAEC its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #9BAAEC: 9.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.2:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #9BAAEC is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#9BAAEC color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#9BAAEC color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#9BAAEC color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#9BAAEC color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#9BAAEC color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#9BAAEC color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#D3EC9C
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#ECB69C
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#9CECB6
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Nearest named colors to #9BAAEC

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Maximum Blue Purple color link
Maximum Blue Purple

#ACACE6

Nanoc The Mighty Evil Pig color link
Nanoc The Mighty Evil Pig

#AAA4E3

Light Sapphire Blue color link
Light Sapphire Blue

#8BA2E7

Very Light Phthalo Blue color link
Very Light Phthalo Blue

#9EAAFF

Portage color link
Portage

#8B9FEE

Bright Pastel Blue color link
Bright Pastel Blue

#9BBEED

Dull Lavender color link
Dull Lavender

#A899E6

Light Azure color link
Light Azure

#8BB9E7

Light Cobalt Blue color link
Light Cobalt Blue

#88ACE0

Very Light Sapphire Blue color link
Very Light Sapphire Blue

#9EB6FF

Ashley's Lavender Calm color link
Ashley's Lavender Calm

#9FA2D7

Oxymoron color link
Oxymoron

#9CBFE3

#9BAAEC color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#9BAAEC
  • RGB155, 170, 236
  • CMYK32, 26, 0, 7
  • CSSrgb(155, 170, 236)
  • HSL229°, 68%, 77%
  • HSL Precise228.889°, 68.067%, 76.667%
  • HSV229°, 34%, 93%
  • HSB229°, 34%, 93%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.608
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.925
  • GLSLvec3(0.608, 0.667, 0.925)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.608, 0.667, 0.925, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.608, 0.667, 0.925)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB60.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB66.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB92.5%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID9BAAEC
  • DECIMAL ID10201836
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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