#9bb0f6

Color #9bb0f6

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 16.22 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 1.7

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Conversions

HEX

#9bb0f6

RGB

rgb(155, 176, 246)

HSL

hsl(226.2, 83.5%, 78.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(226.2, 37%, 96.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(37%, 28.5%, 0%, 3.5%)

LAB

lab(72.67, 9.41, -37.14)

LCH

lch(72.67, 38.31, 284.22)

OKLCH

oklch(76.8%, 0.1034, 271)

HWB

hwb(226.2, 60.8%, 3.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f6e19b

Analogous

#9bddf6

#9bb0f6

#b39bf6

Triadic

#9bb0f6

#f69bb0

#b0f69b

Split-complementary

#9bb0f6

#f6b39b

#ddf69b

Tetradic

#9bb0f6

#e19bf6

#f6e19b

#b0f69b

Square

#9bb0f6

#f69bdd

#f6e19b

#9bf6b3

Shades

Color #9bb0f6 mixed toward black.

#5e7ff0

#204feb

#1137b8

#0b257b

#06123d

Tints

Color #9bb0f6 mixed toward white.

#acbdf7

#bccaf9

#cdd7fa

#dee5fc

#eef2fd

Tones

Color #9bb0f6 mixed toward gray.

#a2b4ee

#aab8e7

#b2bcdf

#b9c0d8

#c1c4d0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.93:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.93:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a5e8 · ΔE 6

Deuteranopia

#a3a2e4 · ΔE 6.6

Tritanopia

#9cdbd8 · ΔE 26

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 20.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9bb0f6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9bb0f6]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#9bb0f6 (#9bb0f6) is rgb(155, 176, 246) in RGB.

No, #9bb0f6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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