Information about #9BB3CB color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #9BB3CB reads as a mildly saturated sky-leaning azure and floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Frozen (#9DB6C6). Nearby in the Register you will also find Relax (#99AED0) and Lilac Scent Soft Blue (#9EABD0).
The recipe behind #9BB3CB is rgb(155, 179, 203), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #9BB3CB background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 9.7:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.2:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #9BB3CB is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#9BB3CB color variations
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#9BB3CB color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#9BB3CB color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#9BB3CB color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#9BB3CB color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#9BB3CB 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 #9BB3CB color
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Nearest named colors to #9BB3CB
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#9DB6C6
#99AED0
#9EABD0
#A4AFCD
#A2ADD0
#A2B9D2
#A6B5C6
#95B5D6
#9DBCD4
#9EC0CA
#A9B7C9
#9FBFC2
#9BB3CB color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#9BB3CB
- RGB155, 179, 203
- CMYK19, 9, 0, 20
- CSSrgb(155, 179, 203)
- HSL210°, 32%, 70%
- HSL Precise210°, 31.579%, 70.196%
- HSV210°, 24%, 80%
- HSB210°, 24%, 80%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.608
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.702
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.796
- GLSLvec3(0.608, 0.702, 0.796)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.608, 0.702, 0.796, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.608, 0.702, 0.796)
- Percentage of Red in RGB60.8%
- Percentage of Green in RGB70.2%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB79.6%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX ID9BB3CB
- DECIMAL ID10204107
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
