#9abae9

Color #9abae9

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 12.26 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#9abae9

RGB

rgb(154, 186, 233)

HSL

hsl(215.7, 64.2%, 75.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.7, 33.9%, 91.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(33.9%, 20.2%, 0%, 8.6%)

LAB

lab(74.74, 0.26, -26.91)

LCH

lch(74.74, 26.91, 270.55)

OKLCH

oklch(78.2%, 0.076, 257.92)

HWB

hwb(215.7, 60.4%, 8.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e9c99a

Analogous

#9ae2e9

#9abae9

#a29ae9

Triadic

#9abae9

#e99aba

#bae99a

Split-complementary

#9abae9

#e9a29a

#e2e99a

Tetradic

#9abae9

#c99ae9

#e9c99a

#bae99a

Square

#9abae9

#e99ae2

#e9c99a

#9ae9a2

Shades

Color #9abae9 mixed toward black.

#6596dd

#3072d2

#23559f

#17396a

#0c1c35

Tints

Color #9abae9 mixed toward white.

#abc6ed

#bcd1f0

#cdddf4

#dde8f8

#eef4fb

Tones

Color #9abae9 mixed toward gray.

#a1bbe2

#a7bddc

#aebed5

#b4bfcf

#bbc0c8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.57:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.57:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a9df · ΔE 9.6

Deuteranopia

#a7a4dc · ΔE 10.7

Tritanopia

#9cd6d4 · ΔE 20.4

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 16.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9abae9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9abae9]

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

#9abae9 (#9abae9) is rgb(154, 186, 233) in RGB.

No, #9abae9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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