#9bc5da

Color #9bc5da

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Blue #add8e6 · ΔE 7.66 Nearest Tailwind class sky-200 #b8e6fe · ΔE 7.8

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Conversions

HEX

#9bc5da

RGB

rgb(155, 197, 218)

HSL

hsl(200, 46%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(200, 28.9%, 85.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(28.9%, 9.6%, 0%, 14.5%)

LAB

lab(77.26, -9.03, -14.98)

LCH

lch(77.26, 17.49, 238.92)

OKLCH

oklch(80%, 0.0535, 229.85)

HWB

hwb(200, 60.8%, 14.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dab09b

Analogous

#9bdacf

#9bc5da

#9ba5da

Triadic

#9bc5da

#da9bc5

#c5da9b

Split-complementary

#9bc5da

#da9ba5

#dacf9b

Tetradic

#9bc5da

#b09bda

#dab09b

#c5da9b

Square

#9bc5da

#cf9bda

#dab09b

#a5da9b

Shades

Color #9bc5da mixed toward black.

#6dabc9

#438fb5

#326b88

#22485b

#11242d

Tints

Color #9bc5da mixed toward white.

#accfe0

#bcd8e6

#cde2ec

#deecf3

#eef5f9

Tones

Color #9bc5da mixed toward gray.

#a0c3d5

#a5c1cf

#abc0ca

#b0bec5

#b5bcc0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.84:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.39:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.39:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafd5 · ΔE 17.5

Deuteranopia

#aca9d4 · ΔE 18.6

Tritanopia

#9dd1d0 · ΔE 10.5

Achromatopsia

#bfbfbf · ΔE 13.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9bc5da;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9bc5da]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#9bc5da (#9bc5da) is rgb(155, 197, 218) in RGB.

No, #9bc5da is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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