#9bb6dc

Color #9bb6dc

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.64 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#9bb6dc

RGB

rgb(155, 182, 220)

HSL

hsl(215.1, 48.1%, 73.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.1, 29.5%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(29.5%, 17.3%, 0%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(73.28, -0.51, -22.09)

LCH

lch(73.28, 22.1, 268.68)

OKLCH

oklch(76.9%, 0.0623, 256.92)

HWB

hwb(215.1, 60.8%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dcc19b

Analogous

#9bd6dc

#9bb6dc

#a09bdc

Triadic

#9bb6dc

#dc9bb6

#b6dc9b

Split-complementary

#9bb6dc

#dca09b

#d6dc9b

Tetradic

#9bb6dc

#c19bdc

#dcc19b

#b6dc9b

Square

#9bb6dc

#dc9bd6

#dcc19b

#9bdca0

Shades

Color #9bb6dc mixed toward black.

#6d94cc

#4173b9

#31568b

#20395d

#101d2e

Tints

Color #9bb6dc mixed toward white.

#acc2e2

#bccee8

#cddaed

#dee7f3

#eef3f9

Tones

Color #9bb6dc mixed toward gray.

#a0b7d7

#a6b8d1

#abb9cc

#b1bac6

#b6bbc1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.12:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.12:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a8d4 · ΔE 9.2

Deuteranopia

#a6a4d2 · ΔE 10.3

Tritanopia

#9ccdcb · ΔE 18.5

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 14.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9bb6dc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9bb6dc]

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

#9bb6dc (#9bb6dc) is rgb(155, 182, 220) in RGB.

No, #9bb6dc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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