#9cbdd8

Color #9cbdd8

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 5.35 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#9cbdd8

RGB

rgb(156, 189, 216)

HSL

hsl(207, 43.5%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(207, 27.8%, 84.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.8%, 12.5%, 0%, 15.3%)

LAB

lab(75.09, -4.96, -17.16)

LCH

lch(75.09, 17.86, 253.88)

OKLCH

oklch(78.3%, 0.0526, 243.09)

HWB

hwb(207, 61.2%, 15.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d8b79c

Analogous

#9cd8d5

#9cbdd8

#9c9fd8

Triadic

#9cbdd8

#d89cbd

#bdd89c

Split-complementary

#9cbdd8

#d89c9f

#d8d59c

Tetradic

#9cbdd8

#b79cd8

#d8b79c

#bdd89c

Square

#9cbdd8

#d59cd8

#d8b79c

#9fd89c

Shades

Color #9cbdd8 mixed toward black.

#6f9fc6

#4681b2

#356185

#234159

#12202c

Tints

Color #9cbdd8 mixed toward white.

#acc8de

#bdd3e5

#cddeeb

#dee9f2

#eef4f8

Tones

Color #9cbdd8 mixed toward gray.

#a1bcd3

#a6bcce

#abbbc9

#b0bbc4

#b5babf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.68:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.68:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#abacd2 · ΔE 13.4

Deuteranopia

#a9a7d0 · ΔE 14.6

Tritanopia

#9ecdcc · ΔE 13.7

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 13.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9cbdd8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9cbdd8]

Related colors

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Charcoal #36454f

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Frequently asked questions

#9cbdd8 (#9cbdd8) is rgb(156, 189, 216) in RGB.

No, #9cbdd8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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