#9bbff8

Color #9bbff8

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 13.33 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#9bbff8

RGB

rgb(155, 191, 248)

HSL

hsl(216.8, 86.9%, 79%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.8, 37.5%, 97.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(37.5%, 23%, 0%, 2.7%)

LAB

lab(76.68, 1.66, -32.01)

LCH

lch(76.68, 32.05, 272.97)

OKLCH

oklch(79.9%, 0.0903, 259.41)

HWB

hwb(216.8, 60.8%, 2.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f8d49b

Analogous

#9bedf8

#9bbff8

#a59bf8

Triadic

#9bbff8

#f89bbf

#bff89b

Split-complementary

#9bbff8

#f8a59b

#edf89b

Tetradic

#9bbff8

#d49bf8

#f8d49b

#bff89b

Square

#9bbff8

#f89bed

#f8d49b

#9bf8a5

Shades

Color #9bbff8 mixed toward black.

#5c97f4

#1d6fef

#0d51bc

#09367e

#041b3f

Tints

Color #9bbff8 mixed toward white.

#accaf9

#bcd4fa

#cddffb

#deeafd

#eef4fe

Tones

Color #9bbff8 mixed toward gray.

#a3c1f0

#aac2e8

#b2c4e1

#bac6d9

#c2c8d1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.2:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.2:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acacec · ΔE 9.8

Deuteranopia

#aaa7e9 · ΔE 10.8

Tritanopia

#9de2df · ΔE 22.7

Achromatopsia

#bdbdbd · ΔE 18.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #9bbff8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9bbff8]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#9bbff8 (#9bbff8) is rgb(155, 191, 248) in RGB.

No, #9bbff8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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