#9cbbec

Color #9cbbec

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 12.7 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#9cbbec

RGB

rgb(156, 187, 236)

HSL

hsl(216.8, 67.8%, 76.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.8, 33.9%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(33.9%, 20.8%, 0%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(75.24, 1.03, -27.76)

LCH

lch(75.24, 27.78, 272.12)

OKLCH

oklch(78.7%, 0.078, 259.44)

HWB

hwb(216.8, 61.2%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#eccd9c

Analogous

#9ce3ec

#9cbbec

#a59cec

Triadic

#9cbbec

#ec9cbb

#bbec9c

Split-complementary

#9cbbec

#eca59c

#e3ec9c

Tetradic

#9cbbec

#cd9cec

#eccd9c

#bbec9c

Square

#9cbbec

#ec9ce3

#eccd9c

#9ceca5

Shades

Color #9cbbec mixed toward black.

#6595e2

#2e70d7

#2053a5

#15376e

#0b1c37

Tints

Color #9cbbec mixed toward white.

#adc6ef

#bdd2f2

#ceddf6

#dee8f9

#eff4fc

Tones

Color #9cbbec mixed toward gray.

#a3bde5

#a9bedf

#b0c0d8

#b7c1d1

#bdc3cb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.73:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.73:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaabe1 · ΔE 9

Deuteranopia

#a8a6df · ΔE 9.9

Tritanopia

#9ed9d7 · ΔE 21

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 17.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9cbbec;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9cbbec]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#9cbbec (#9cbbec) is rgb(156, 187, 236) in RGB.

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

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