#9bc3eb

Color #9bc3eb

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 8.62 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#9bc3eb

RGB

rgb(155, 195, 235)

HSL

hsl(210, 66.7%, 76.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210, 34%, 92.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(34%, 17%, 0%, 7.8%)

LAB

lab(77.28, -3.82, -24.11)

LCH

lch(77.28, 24.41, 261)

OKLCH

oklch(80.2%, 0.0713, 248.69)

HWB

hwb(210, 60.8%, 7.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ebc39b

Analogous

#9bebeb

#9bc3eb

#9b9beb

Triadic

#9bc3eb

#eb9bc3

#c3eb9b

Split-complementary

#9bc3eb

#eb9b9b

#ebeb9b

Tetradic

#9bc3eb

#c39beb

#ebc39b

#c3eb9b

Square

#9bc3eb

#eb9beb

#ebc39b

#9beb9b

Shades

Color #9bc3eb mixed toward black.

#65a3e0

#2f82d5

#2062a3

#16416c

#0b2136

Tints

Color #9bc3eb mixed toward white.

#accdee

#bcd7f2

#cde1f5

#deebf8

#eef5fc

Tones

Color #9bc3eb mixed toward gray.

#a2c3e4

#a8c3de

#afc3d7

#b6c3d0

#bcc3ca

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.84:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.4:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.4:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeaee2 · ΔE 12.5

Deuteranopia

#aba8e0 · ΔE 13.4

Tritanopia

#9ddbd9 · ΔE 17.9

Achromatopsia

#bfbfbf · ΔE 15.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9bc3eb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9bc3eb]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#9bc3eb (#9bc3eb) is rgb(155, 195, 235) in RGB.

No, #9bc3eb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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