#9ab5ea

Color #9ab5ea

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 15.44 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#9ab5ea

RGB

rgb(154, 181, 234)

HSL

hsl(219.7, 65.6%, 76.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(219.7, 34.2%, 91.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(34.2%, 22.6%, 0%, 8.2%)

LAB

lab(73.45, 3.25, -29.44)

LCH

lch(73.45, 29.62, 276.3)

OKLCH

oklch(77.2%, 0.0819, 263.55)

HWB

hwb(219.7, 60.4%, 8.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#eacf9a

Analogous

#9addea

#9ab5ea

#a79aea

Triadic

#9ab5ea

#ea9ab5

#b5ea9a

Split-complementary

#9ab5ea

#eaa79a

#ddea9a

Tetradic

#9ab5ea

#cf9aea

#eacf9a

#b5ea9a

Square

#9ab5ea

#ea9add

#eacf9a

#9aeaa7

Shades

Color #9ab5ea mixed toward black.

#658edf

#2f67d4

#214ca1

#16336b

#0b1936

Tints

Color #9ab5ea mixed toward white.

#abc1ee

#bccef1

#cddaf5

#dde6f8

#eef3fc

Tones

Color #9ab5ea mixed toward gray.

#a1b7e3

#a7b9dd

#aebcd6

#b5becf

#bbc0c9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.17:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.17:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a7df · ΔE 7.7

Deuteranopia

#a5a3dc · ΔE 8.7

Tritanopia

#9bd5d3 · ΔE 22.2

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 17.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9ab5ea;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ab5ea]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#9ab5ea (#9ab5ea) is rgb(154, 181, 234) in RGB.

No, #9ab5ea is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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