#9ab4d8

Color #9ab4d8

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.32 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#9ab4d8

RGB

rgb(154, 180, 216)

HSL

hsl(214.8, 44.3%, 72.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.8, 28.7%, 84.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(28.7%, 16.7%, 0%, 15.3%)

LAB

lab(72.54, -0.69, -21.04)

LCH

lch(72.54, 21.05, 268.12)

OKLCH

oklch(76.3%, 0.0593, 256.55)

HWB

hwb(214.8, 60.4%, 15.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d8be9a

Analogous

#9ad3d8

#9ab4d8

#9f9ad8

Triadic

#9ab4d8

#d89ab4

#b4d89a

Split-complementary

#9ab4d8

#d89f9a

#d3d89a

Tetradic

#9ab4d8

#be9ad8

#d8be9a

#b4d89a

Square

#9ab4d8

#d89ad3

#d8be9a

#9ad89f

Shades

Color #9ab4d8 mixed toward black.

#6d93c7

#4573b2

#335685

#223959

#111d2c

Tints

Color #9ab4d8 mixed toward white.

#abc0de

#bccde5

#ccd9eb

#dde6f2

#eef2f8

Tones

Color #9ab4d8 mixed toward gray.

#9fb5d3

#a4b6ce

#a9b6c8

#afb7c3

#b4b8be

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.89:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.89:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a6d0 · ΔE 9.6

Deuteranopia

#a4a2ce · ΔE 10.4

Tritanopia

#9bc9c8 · ΔE 17.6

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 14.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9ab4d8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ab4d8]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#9ab4d8 (#9ab4d8) is rgb(154, 180, 216) in RGB.

No, #9ab4d8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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