#9bb5db

Color #9bb5db

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.78 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#9bb5db

RGB

rgb(155, 181, 219)

HSL

hsl(215.6, 47.1%, 73.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.6, 29.2%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(29.2%, 17.4%, 0%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(72.98, -0.21, -22)

LCH

lch(72.98, 22, 269.45)

OKLCH

oklch(76.7%, 0.0618, 257.76)

HWB

hwb(215.6, 60.8%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dbc19b

Analogous

#9bd5db

#9bb5db

#a19bdb

Triadic

#9bb5db

#db9bb5

#b5db9b

Split-complementary

#9bb5db

#dba19b

#d5db9b

Tetradic

#9bb5db

#c19bdb

#dbc19b

#b5db9b

Square

#9bb5db

#db9bd5

#dbc19b

#9bdba1

Shades

Color #9bb5db mixed toward black.

#6d93cb

#4272b7

#315589

#21395c

#101c2e

Tints

Color #9bb5db mixed toward white.

#acc1e1

#bccee7

#cddaed

#dee6f3

#eef3f9

Tones

Color #9bb5db mixed toward gray.

#a0b6d6

#a6b7d0

#abb8cb

#b0b9c6

#b6bac0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.03:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.03:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a7d3 · ΔE 9.3

Deuteranopia

#a5a3d1 · ΔE 10

Tritanopia

#9cccca · ΔE 18.6

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 14.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9bb5db;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9bb5db]

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

#9bb5db (#9bb5db) is rgb(155, 181, 219) in RGB.

No, #9bb5db is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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