#9cb1dd

Color #9cb1dd

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 11.98 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#9cb1dd

RGB

rgb(156, 177, 221)

HSL

hsl(220.6, 48.9%, 73.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220.6, 29.4%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(29.4%, 19.9%, 0%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(72.05, 2.76, -24.5)

LCH

lch(72.05, 24.65, 276.43)

OKLCH

oklch(76%, 0.0677, 264.91)

HWB

hwb(220.6, 61.2%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ddc89c

Analogous

#9cd1dd

#9cb1dd

#a79cdd

Triadic

#9cb1dd

#dd9cb1

#b1dd9c

Split-complementary

#9cb1dd

#dda79c

#d1dd9c

Tetradic

#9cb1dd

#c89cdd

#ddc89c

#b1dd9c

Square

#9cb1dd

#dd9cd1

#ddc89c

#9cdda7

Shades

Color #9cb1dd mixed toward black.

#6d8ccd

#4068bb

#304e8c

#20345e

#101a2f

Tints

Color #9cb1dd mixed toward white.

#acbee3

#bdcbe8

#cdd8ee

#dee5f4

#eef2f9

Tones

Color #9cb1dd mixed toward gray.

#a1b3d8

#a7b5d2

#acb7cd

#b2b9c7

#b7bbc2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.75:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.75:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a6d3 · ΔE 7.1

Deuteranopia

#a4a3d1 · ΔE 7.6

Tritanopia

#9dcbca · ΔE 20.3

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 15.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9cb1dd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9cb1dd]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#9cb1dd (#9cb1dd) is rgb(156, 177, 221) in RGB.

No, #9cb1dd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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