#9ab2d9

Color #9ab2d9

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 9.78 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#9ab2d9

RGB

rgb(154, 178, 217)

HSL

hsl(217.1, 45.3%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.1, 29%, 85.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(29%, 18%, 0%, 14.9%)

LAB

lab(72.04, 0.65, -22.34)

LCH

lch(72.04, 22.35, 271.67)

OKLCH

oklch(75.9%, 0.0623, 260.02)

HWB

hwb(217.1, 60.4%, 14.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d9c19a

Analogous

#9ad1d9

#9ab2d9

#a19ad9

Triadic

#9ab2d9

#d99ab2

#b2d99a

Split-complementary

#9ab2d9

#d9a19a

#d1d99a

Tetradic

#9ab2d9

#c19ad9

#d9c19a

#b2d99a

Square

#9ab2d9

#d99ad1

#d9c19a

#9ad9a1

Shades

Color #9ab2d9 mixed toward black.

#6d90c8

#446eb4

#335387

#22375a

#111c2d

Tints

Color #9ab2d9 mixed toward white.

#abbfdf

#bccce6

#ccd8ec

#dde5f2

#eef2f9

Tones

Color #9ab2d9 mixed toward gray.

#9fb3d4

#a4b4ce

#aab6c9

#afb7c4

#b4b8bf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.74:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.74:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a5d0 · ΔE 8.5

Deuteranopia

#a4a2ce · ΔE 9.3

Tritanopia

#9bc9c8 · ΔE 18.7

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 14.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #9ab2d9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ab2d9]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#9ab2d9 (#9ab2d9) is rgb(154, 178, 217) in RGB.

No, #9ab2d9 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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