#9cbdf0

Color #9cbdf0

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 12.39 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#9cbdf0

RGB

rgb(156, 189, 240)

HSL

hsl(216.4, 73.7%, 77.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.4, 35%, 94.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(35%, 21.2%, 0%, 5.9%)

LAB

lab(75.92, 0.96, -28.88)

LCH

lch(75.92, 28.9, 271.9)

OKLCH

oklch(79.2%, 0.0814, 258.95)

HWB

hwb(216.4, 61.2%, 5.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f0cf9c

Analogous

#9ce7f0

#9cbdf0

#a59cf0

Triadic

#9cbdf0

#f09cbd

#bdf09c

Split-complementary

#9cbdf0

#f0a59c

#e7f09c

Tetradic

#9cbdf0

#cf9cf0

#f0cf9c

#bdf09c

Square

#9cbdf0

#f09ce7

#f0cf9c

#9cf0a5

Shades

Color #9cbdf0 mixed toward black.

#6297e7

#2971df

#1a53ac

#113873

#091c39

Tints

Color #9cbdf0 mixed toward white.

#acc8f2

#bdd3f5

#cddef7

#dee9fa

#eef4fc

Tones

Color #9cbdf0 mixed toward gray.

#a3bee9

#aac0e2

#b1c1db

#b8c3d4

#bfc4cd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.92:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.95:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.95:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#abace5 · ΔE 9.3

Deuteranopia

#a9a7e2 · ΔE 10.3

Tritanopia

#9edcda · ΔE 21.3

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 17.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9cbdf0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9cbdf0]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#9cbdf0 (#9cbdf0) is rgb(156, 189, 240) in RGB.

No, #9cbdf0 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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