Information about #9BAEC5 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #9BAEC5 belongs to the Azure Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(155, 174, 197) — 60.8% red, 68.2% green, 77.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 16 / 9 / 0 / 23. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #9BAEC5 reads as a softly balanced steel-blue azure and appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Frozen (#9DB6C6). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Williamsburg Blue (#9DA8BD) and Relax (#99AED0).

The recipe behind #9BAEC5 is rgb(155, 174, 197), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #9BAEC5: 9.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #9BAEC5 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#9BAEC5 color variations

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

#9BAEC5 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#9BAEC5 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#9BAEC5 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#9BAEC5 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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#9BAEC5 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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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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Nearest named colors to #9BAEC5

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

Frozen color link
Frozen

#9DB6C6

Williamsburg Blue color link
Williamsburg Blue

#9DA8BD

Relax color link
Relax

#99AED0

Lilac Scent Soft Blue color link
Lilac Scent Soft Blue

#9EABD0

Echo Blue color link
Echo Blue

#A4AFCD

Wild Blue Yonder color link
Wild Blue Yonder

#A2ADD0

Shinto color link
Shinto

#A6B5C6

Eskimo color link
Eskimo

#A2B4BA

Nepal color link
Nepal

#93AAB9

Moby color link
Moby

#8EB2BE

Stratosphere color link
Stratosphere

#97A0CE

Icebreaker color link
Icebreaker

#A9B7C9

#9BAEC5 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#9BAEC5
  • RGB155, 174, 197
  • CMYK16, 9, 0, 23
  • CSSrgb(155, 174, 197)
  • HSL213°, 27%, 69%
  • HSL Precise212.857°, 26.582%, 69.02%
  • HSV213°, 21%, 77%
  • HSB213°, 21%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.608
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.773
  • GLSLvec3(0.608, 0.682, 0.773)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.608, 0.682, 0.773, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.608, 0.682, 0.773)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB60.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB77.3%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID9BAEC5
  • DECIMAL ID10202821
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers28 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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