#9bc4da

Color #9bc4da

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.37 Nearest Tailwind class sky-200 #b8e6fe · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#9bc4da

RGB

rgb(155, 196, 218)

HSL

hsl(201, 46%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(201, 28.9%, 85.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(28.9%, 10.1%, 0%, 14.5%)

LAB

lab(76.99, -8.5, -15.39)

LCH

lch(76.99, 17.58, 241.09)

OKLCH

oklch(79.8%, 0.0536, 231.74)

HWB

hwb(201, 60.8%, 14.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dab19b

Analogous

#9bdad0

#9bc4da

#9ba4da

Triadic

#9bc4da

#da9bc4

#c4da9b

Split-complementary

#9bc4da

#da9ba4

#dad09b

Tetradic

#9bc4da

#b19bda

#dab19b

#c4da9b

Square

#9bc4da

#d09bda

#dab19b

#a4da9b

Shades

Color #9bc4da mixed toward black.

#6da9c9

#438db5

#326a88

#22475b

#11232d

Tints

Color #9bc4da mixed toward white.

#accee0

#bcd8e6

#cde1ec

#deebf3

#eef5f9

Tones

Color #9bc4da mixed toward gray.

#a0c2d5

#a5c1cf

#abbfca

#b0bec5

#b5bcc0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.86:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.3:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.3:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeafd5 · ΔE 16.7

Deuteranopia

#aca9d4 · ΔE 18.1

Tritanopia

#9dd1d0 · ΔE 11

Achromatopsia

#bebebe · ΔE 13.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9bc4da;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9bc4da]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#9bc4da (#9bc4da) is rgb(155, 196, 218) in RGB.

No, #9bc4da is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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