#9cb9d1

Color #9cb9d1

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 5.65 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#9cb9d1

RGB

rgb(156, 185, 209)

HSL

hsl(207.2, 36.6%, 71.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(207.2, 25.4%, 82%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.4%, 11.5%, 0%, 18%)

LAB

lab(73.78, -4.46, -15.33)

LCH

lch(73.78, 15.97, 253.78)

OKLCH

oklch(77.2%, 0.0468, 243.33)

HWB

hwb(207.2, 61.2%, 18%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d1b49c

Analogous

#9cd1cf

#9cb9d1

#9c9fd1

Triadic

#9cb9d1

#d19cb9

#b9d19c

Split-complementary

#9cb9d1

#d19c9f

#d1cf9c

Tetradic

#9cb9d1

#b49cd1

#d1b49c

#b9d19c

Square

#9cb9d1

#cf9cd1

#d1b49c

#9fd19c

Shades

Color #9cb9d1 mixed toward black.

#739cbe

#4d7ea6

#3a5e7d

#273f53

#131f2a

Tints

Color #9cb9d1 mixed toward white.

#adc5d9

#bdd0e0

#cedce8

#dee8f0

#eff3f7

Tones

Color #9cb9d1 mixed toward gray.

#a0b9cd

#a5b8c8

#a9b8c4

#aeb7bf

#b2b7bb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.27:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.27:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9aacc · ΔE 12.7

Deuteranopia

#a8a5ca · ΔE 14.5

Tritanopia

#9ec7c6 · ΔE 12.7

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 12.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9cb9d1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9cb9d1]

Related colors

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

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Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#9cb9d1 (#9cb9d1) is rgb(156, 185, 209) in RGB.

No, #9cb9d1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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