#9bc5d7

Color #9bc5d7

A moderately saturated light cyan.

Closest named color Light Blue #add8e6 · ΔE 7.05 Nearest Tailwind class sky-200 #b8e6fe · ΔE 8.1

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Conversions

HEX

#9bc5d7

RGB

rgb(155, 197, 215)

HSL

hsl(198, 42.9%, 72.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(198, 27.9%, 84.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.9%, 8.4%, 0%, 15.7%)

LAB

lab(77.16, -9.73, -13.51)

LCH

lch(77.16, 16.65, 234.24)

OKLCH

oklch(79.9%, 0.0513, 226.03)

HWB

hwb(198, 60.8%, 15.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d7ad9b

Analogous

#9bd7cb

#9bc5d7

#9ba7d7

Triadic

#9bc5d7

#d79bc5

#c5d79b

Split-complementary

#9bc5d7

#d79ba7

#d7cb9b

Tetradic

#9bc5d7

#ad9bd7

#d7ad9b

#c5d79b

Square

#9bc5d7

#cb9bd7

#d7ad9b

#a7d79b

Shades

Color #9bc5d7 mixed toward black.

#6fabc5

#4690b0

#356c84

#234858

#12242c

Tints

Color #9bc5d7 mixed toward white.

#abcfde

#bcd8e4

#cde2eb

#deecf2

#eef5f8

Tones

Color #9bc5d7 mixed toward gray.

#a0c3d2

#a5c1cd

#aabfc8

#afbdc3

#b4bbbe

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.85:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.36:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.36:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafd3 · ΔE 18.2

Deuteranopia

#aca9d2 · ΔE 19.4

Tritanopia

#9dcfcf · ΔE 8.7

Achromatopsia

#bfbfbf · ΔE 13.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9bc5d7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9bc5d7]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#9bc5d7 (#9bc5d7) is rgb(155, 197, 215) in RGB.

No, #9bc5d7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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