#9cb1e7

Color #9cb1e7

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 16.74 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#9cb1e7

RGB

rgb(156, 177, 231)

HSL

hsl(223.2, 61%, 75.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(223.2, 32.5%, 90.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(32.5%, 23.4%, 0%, 9.4%)

LAB

lab(72.42, 5.26, -29.39)

LCH

lch(72.42, 29.86, 280.15)

OKLCH

oklch(76.4%, 0.0814, 267.96)

HWB

hwb(223.2, 61.2%, 9.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e7d29c

Analogous

#9cd7e7

#9cb1e7

#ad9ce7

Triadic

#9cb1e7

#e79cb1

#b1e79c

Split-complementary

#9cb1e7

#e7ad9c

#d7e79c

Tetradic

#9cb1e7

#d29ce7

#e7d29c

#b1e79c

Square

#9cb1e7

#e79cd7

#e7d29c

#9ce7ad

Shades

Color #9cb1e7 mixed toward black.

#6888da

#345fce

#26479c

#192f68

#0d1834

Tints

Color #9cb1e7 mixed toward white.

#adbeeb

#bdcbef

#ced8f3

#dee5f7

#eff2fb

Tones

Color #9cb1e7 mixed toward gray.

#a2b4e1

#a9b7db

#afb9d4

#b5bcce

#bbbfc8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.86:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.86:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a6dc · ΔE 6.4

Deuteranopia

#a4a3d9 · ΔE 6.9

Tritanopia

#9dd2d0 · ΔE 22.9

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 18

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9cb1e7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9cb1e7]

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

#9cb1e7 (#9cb1e7) is rgb(156, 177, 231) in RGB.

No, #9cb1e7 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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