#9bacd8 Color Information

#9bacd8 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #9bacd8, and its official name is Aster Flower Blue. In RGB, it consists of 60.8% Red, 67.5% Green, and 84.7% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 28.2% Cyan, 20.4% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 15.3% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 223.3°, with saturation of 43.9% and lightness of 72.7%. The decimal value for #9bacd8 is 10202328, and its nearest "web safe" color is #9999cc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #9bacd8 is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is cyan. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#9bacd8 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this colorAster Flower Blue Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color155, 172, 216 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color60.8%, 67.5%, 84.7% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.392, 0.325, 0.153 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.282, 0.204, 0, 0.153 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color223.3°, 43.9%, 72.7% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color223.3°, 28.2%, 84.7% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color40.665, 41.431, 70.820 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color155, 168, 216 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code10202328 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color70.477, 4.012, -24.186 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)70.477, 24.517, 279.419 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color70.477, -10.864, -38.469 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color64.367, 0.127, -20.176 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.266, 0.271, 41.431 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4288392408 / 0xff9bacd8 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#9999cc Copy
Last Updated: November 12, 2024

Shades of #9bacd8

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #9bacd8, its pure hue is 223.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 43.9%, and its lightness is 72.7%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #9bacd8, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #13161b to #8897bd.

Tints of #9bacd8

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #9bacd8, its pure hue is 223.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 43.9%, and its lightness is 72.7%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #9bacd8, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #a8b6dd to #f3f5fa.

Tones of #9bacd8

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #9bacd8, its pure hue is 223.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 43.9%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #9bacd8, which range from #bababa (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #749bff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #9bacd8

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #9bacd8! For #9bacd8, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #9bacd8. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #9bacd8

This color, #9bacd8, consists of 60.8% Red, 67.5% Green, and 84.7% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 155, Green = 172, Blue = 216. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #9bacd8 is 28.2% Cyan, 20.4% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 15.3% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R60.8%
C28.2%
G67.5%
M20.4%
B84.7%
Y0.0%
K15.3%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 155 172 216
Octal 233 254 330
Hexa #9b #ac #d8
Binary 10011011 10101100 11011000
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 28 20 0 15
Octal 34 24 0 17
Hexa #1c #14 #00 #0f
Binary 00011100 00010100 00000000 00001111

Analogous Colors of #9bacd8

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #9bacd8 — which has hue 223.3° — its analogous colors are located at 193.3° and 253.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #9bacd8.

Triadic Colors of #9bacd8

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #9bacd8 — which has hue 223.3° — its triadic colors are located at 103.3° and 343.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #9bacd8.

Complementary Color of #9bacd8

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #9bacd8 — which has hue 223.3° — its complementary color is located at 43.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #9bacd8.

Split Complementary Colors of #9bacd8

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #9bacd8 — which has hue 223.3° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 13.3° and 223.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #9bacd8.

Tetradic Colors of #9bacd8

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #9bacd8 — which has hue 223.3° — its tetradic colors are located at 133.3°, 223.3°, 313.3°, and 43.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #9bacd8.

Monochromatic Colors of #9bacd8

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #9bacd8, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #808dae — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #c5d2f3 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #9bacd8

We want to make getting started with #9bacd8 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #9bacd8 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #9bacd8 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #9bacd8 with other HTML elements.

#9bacd8 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #9bacd8.
<span style="color: #9bacd8;">The color of this text is #9bacd8.</span>

#9bacd8 Background Color

The background color for this text is #9bacd8.
<div style="background-color: #9bacd8; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #9bacd8.</div>

#9bacd8 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #9bacd8.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #9bacd8;">This color for the shadow of this text is #9bacd8.</span>

#9bacd8 Border Color

This is a div with border color #9bacd8.
<div style="border: #9bacd8 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #9bacd8.</div>

#9bacd8 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #9bacd8 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #9bacd8; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #9bacd8 on a white background.</div></div>

#9bacd8 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #9bacd8 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #9bacd8; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #9bacd8 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #9bacd8 to White

This is a gradient from #9bacd8 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#9bacd8,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#9bacd8,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#9bacd8,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#9bacd8,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #9bacd8 to white.</div>

Gradient from #9bacd8 to Black

This is a gradient from #9bacd8 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#9bacd8,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#9bacd8,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#9bacd8,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#9bacd8,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #9bacd8 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #9bacd8

In addition to using #9bacd8 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #9bacd8 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #9bacd8, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 155, Green = 172, Blue = 216). If you need details about the color coordinates of #9bacd8 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #9bacd8
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(155, 172, 216)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #9bacd8; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #9bacd8; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #9bacd8; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(155, 172, 216);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#9bacd8")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:155, green:172, blue:216, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:155 green:172 blue:216 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(155f, 172f, 216f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(155, 172, 216);
 

#9bacd8 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #9bacd8 the same way. For those with color blindness, #9bacd8 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #9bacd8 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #9bacd8 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #9bacd8 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #9bacd8 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #9bacd8 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 2.3:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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