Information about #9BB2BD color
Basic facts about this digital color
#9BB2BD is a calm, restrained steel-blue azure that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Eskimo (#A2B4BA). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Frozen (#9DB6C6) and Williamsburg Blue (#9DA8BD).
The recipe behind #9BB2BD is rgb(155, 178, 189), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #9BB2BD: 9.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.2:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #9BB2BD is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#9BB2BD color variations
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#9BB2BD color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#9BB2BD color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#9BB2BD color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#9BB2BD color hues
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#9BB2BD 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #9BB2BD color
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Nearest named colors to #9BB2BD
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#A2B4BA
#9DB6C6
#9DA8BD
#93AAB9
#8EB2BE
#92ACB4
#9FBFC2
#A6B5C6
#98B7AF
#9AC0B6
#A0B1AE
#AAB7BB
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#9BB2BD
- RGB155, 178, 189
- CMYK13, 4, 0, 26
- CSSrgb(155, 178, 189)
- HSL199°, 20%, 67%
- HSL Precise199.412°, 20.482%, 67.451%
- HSV199°, 18%, 74%
- HSB199°, 18%, 74%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.608
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.698
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.741
- GLSLvec3(0.608, 0.698, 0.741)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.608, 0.698, 0.741, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.608, 0.698, 0.741)
- Percentage of Red in RGB60.8%
- Percentage of Green in RGB69.8%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB74.1%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX ID9BB2BD
- DECIMAL ID10203837
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers18 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
