#9bd8e2

Color #9bd8e2

A moderately saturated light cyan.

Closest named color Powder Blue #b0e0e6 · ΔE 5.47 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-200 #a2f4fd · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#9bd8e2

RGB

rgb(155, 216, 226)

HSL

hsl(188.5, 55%, 74.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(188.5, 31.4%, 88.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(31.4%, 4.4%, 0%, 11.4%)

LAB

lab(82.68, -16.96, -11.14)

LCH

lch(82.68, 20.29, 213.3)

OKLCH

oklch(84.4%, 0.0634, 208.75)

HWB

hwb(188.5, 60.8%, 11.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e2a59b

Analogous

#9be2c9

#9bd8e2

#9bb4e2

Triadic

#9bd8e2

#e29bd8

#d8e29b

Split-complementary

#9bd8e2

#e29bb4

#e2c99b

Tetradic

#9bd8e2

#a59be2

#e2a59b

#d8e29b

Square

#9bd8e2

#c99be2

#e2a59b

#b4e29b

Shades

Color #9bd8e2 mixed toward black.

#6ac5d4

#39b1c5

#2b8594

#1d5962

#0e2c31

Tints

Color #9bd8e2 mixed toward white.

#acdee7

#bce5ec

#cdebf0

#def2f5

#eef8fa

Tones

Color #9bd8e2 mixed toward gray.

#a1d4dc

#a7cfd6

#adcbd0

#b3c7ca

#b9c3c4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.58:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.31:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.31:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b9e0 · ΔE 23.2

Deuteranopia

#b5b0df · ΔE 24.8

Tritanopia

#9fdedd · ΔE 4.7

Achromatopsia

#cecece · ΔE 17

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9bd8e2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9bd8e2]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Frequently asked questions

#9bd8e2 (#9bd8e2) is rgb(155, 216, 226) in RGB.

No, #9bd8e2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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