#9BB1BD
Dusty Blue · light cool blue
About #9BB1BD
#9BB1BD is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 61% red, 69% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 18% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Dusty Blue (ΔE 7.2); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BDA79B — a greige tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #9BB1BD for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 9.42:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
Colour codes
| HEX | |
|---|---|
| RGB | |
| HSL | |
| HSV / HSB | |
| CMYK | |
| CIELAB | |
| Decimal | |
| CSS |
Closest named colours
ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #9BB1BD
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
Colour-blindness preview
How #9BB1BD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
Shades, tints & matching colours
Similar colours
Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #9BB1BD?
#9BB1BD is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 61% red, 69% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 18% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #9BB1BD?
Use black text. Black on #9BB1BD has a contrast ratio of 9.42:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #9BB1BD?
Its complementary colour is #BDA79B, and analogous partners are #9BBDB8 and #9BA0BD.