#9cafdb

Color #9cafdb

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 12.41 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#9cafdb

RGB

rgb(156, 175, 219)

HSL

hsl(221.9, 46.7%, 73.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.9, 28.8%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(28.8%, 20.1%, 0%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(71.45, 3.38, -24.33)

LCH

lch(71.45, 24.56, 277.91)

OKLCH

oklch(75.5%, 0.067, 266.58)

HWB

hwb(221.9, 61.2%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dbc89c

Analogous

#9ccedb

#9cafdb

#a89cdb

Triadic

#9cafdb

#db9caf

#afdb9c

Split-complementary

#9cafdb

#dba89c

#cedb9c

Tetradic

#9cafdb

#c89cdb

#dbc89c

#afdb9c

Square

#9cafdb

#db9cce

#dbc89c

#9cdba8

Shades

Color #9cafdb mixed toward black.

#6e8aca

#4366b7

#324c89

#21335c

#11192e

Tints

Color #9cafdb mixed toward white.

#acbce1

#bdcae7

#cdd7ed

#dee4f3

#eef2f9

Tones

Color #9cafdb mixed toward gray.

#a1b1d6

#a6b3d0

#acb5cb

#b1b7c6

#b6b9c1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.57:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.57:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a5d1 · ΔE 6.5

Deuteranopia

#a3a2cf · ΔE 7

Tritanopia

#9dc9c8 · ΔE 20.5

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 15.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9cafdb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9cafdb]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#9cafdb (#9cafdb) is rgb(156, 175, 219) in RGB.

No, #9cafdb 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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