#9bb7d5

Color #9bb7d5

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 6.14 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#9bb7d5

RGB

rgb(155, 183, 213)

HSL

hsl(211, 40.8%, 72.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(211, 27.2%, 83.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.2%, 14.1%, 0%, 16.5%)

LAB

lab(73.31, -2.74, -18.23)

LCH

lch(73.31, 18.43, 261.45)

OKLCH

oklch(76.9%, 0.053, 250.37)

HWB

hwb(211, 60.8%, 16.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d5b99b

Analogous

#9bd4d5

#9bb7d5

#9c9bd5

Triadic

#9bb7d5

#d59bb7

#b7d59b

Split-complementary

#9bb7d5

#d59c9b

#d4d59b

Tetradic

#9bb7d5

#b99bd5

#d5b99b

#b7d59b

Square

#9bb7d5

#d59bd4

#d5b99b

#9bd59c

Shades

Color #9bb7d5 mixed toward black.

#7098c3

#4979ad

#365b82

#243d56

#121e2b

Tints

Color #9bb7d5 mixed toward white.

#acc3dc

#bccfe3

#cddbea

#dee7f1

#eef3f8

Tones

Color #9bb7d5 mixed toward gray.

#a0b7d0

#a5b7cb

#aab8c7

#aeb8c2

#b3b8bd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.13:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.13:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8ce · ΔE 11.5

Deuteranopia

#a6a4cd · ΔE 12.3

Tritanopia

#9dc9c7 · ΔE 15.6

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 13.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9bb7d5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9bb7d5]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#9bb7d5 (#9bb7d5) is rgb(155, 183, 213) in RGB.

No, #9bb7d5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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