#9cb2e2

Color #9cb2e2

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 13.66 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#9cb2e2

RGB

rgb(156, 178, 226)

HSL

hsl(221.1, 54.7%, 74.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.1, 31%, 88.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(31%, 21.2%, 0%, 11.4%)

LAB

lab(72.49, 3.45, -26.55)

LCH

lch(72.49, 26.77, 277.4)

OKLCH

oklch(76.4%, 0.0734, 265.47)

HWB

hwb(221.1, 61.2%, 11.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e2cc9c

Analogous

#9cd5e2

#9cb2e2

#a99ce2

Triadic

#9cb2e2

#e29cb2

#b2e29c

Split-complementary

#9cb2e2

#e2a99c

#d5e29c

Tetradic

#9cb2e2

#cc9ce2

#e2cc9c

#b2e29c

Square

#9cb2e2

#e29cd5

#e2cc9c

#9ce2a9

Shades

Color #9cb2e2 mixed toward black.

#6b8cd4

#3a66c5

#2b4c94

#1d3362

#0e1931

Tints

Color #9cb2e2 mixed toward white.

#acbfe7

#bdccec

#cdd9f1

#dee5f5

#eef2fa

Tones

Color #9cb2e2 mixed toward gray.

#a2b4dc

#a8b6d6

#adb9d1

#b3bbcb

#b9bdc5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.88:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.88:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a6d8 · ΔE 7

Deuteranopia

#a5a3d5 · ΔE 7.8

Tritanopia

#9dcfcd · ΔE 21.6

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 16.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9cb2e2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9cb2e2]

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

#9cb2e2 (#9cb2e2) is rgb(156, 178, 226) in RGB.

No, #9cb2e2 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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