#9bbcdb

Color #9bbcdb

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 5.99 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#9bbcdb

RGB

rgb(155, 188, 219)

HSL

hsl(209.1, 47.1%, 73.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(209.1, 29.2%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(29.2%, 14.2%, 0%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(74.85, -4, -19.15)

LCH

lch(74.85, 19.56, 258.2)

OKLCH

oklch(78.1%, 0.0571, 246.89)

HWB

hwb(209.1, 60.8%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dbba9b

Analogous

#9bdbda

#9bbcdb

#9b9cdb

Triadic

#9bbcdb

#db9bbc

#bcdb9b

Split-complementary

#9bbcdb

#db9b9c

#dbda9b

Tetradic

#9bbcdb

#ba9bdb

#dbba9b

#bcdb9b

Square

#9bbcdb

#da9bdb

#dbba9b

#9cdb9b

Shades

Color #9bbcdb mixed toward black.

#6d9dcb

#427eb7

#315f89

#213f5c

#10202e

Tints

Color #9bbcdb mixed toward white.

#acc7e1

#bcd2e7

#cddded

#dee9f3

#eef4f9

Tones

Color #9bbcdb mixed toward gray.

#a0bcd6

#a6bcd0

#abbbcb

#b0bbc6

#b6bbc0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.61:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.61:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaabd4 · ΔE 12.4

Deuteranopia

#a8a6d2 · ΔE 13.5

Tritanopia

#9dcecd · ΔE 15.2

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 13.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9bbcdb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9bbcdb]

Related colors

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#9bbcdb (#9bbcdb) is rgb(155, 188, 219) in RGB.

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

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