#9cbedc

Color #9cbedc

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 5.64 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#9cbedc

RGB

rgb(156, 190, 220)

HSL

hsl(208.1, 47.8%, 73.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(208.1, 29.1%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(29.1%, 13.6%, 0%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(75.49, -4.54, -18.73)

LCH

lch(75.49, 19.27, 256.37)

OKLCH

oklch(78.7%, 0.0565, 245.2)

HWB

hwb(208.1, 61.2%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dcba9c

Analogous

#9cdcda

#9cbedc

#9c9edc

Triadic

#9cbedc

#dc9cbe

#bedc9c

Split-complementary

#9cbedc

#dc9c9e

#dcda9c

Tetradic

#9cbedc

#ba9cdc

#dcba9c

#bedc9c

Square

#9cbedc

#da9cdc

#dcba9c

#9edc9c

Shades

Color #9cbedc mixed toward black.

#6ea0cc

#4181b9

#31618b

#21415d

#10202e

Tints

Color #9cbedc mixed toward white.

#acc9e2

#bdd4e8

#cddeed

#dee9f3

#eef4f9

Tones

Color #9cbedc mixed toward gray.

#a1bed7

#a7bdd1

#acbdcc

#b1bdc7

#b7bcc1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.81:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.81:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acacd5 · ΔE 13.3

Deuteranopia

#aaa7d4 · ΔE 14.3

Tritanopia

#9ed0ce · ΔE 15.1

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 13.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9cbedc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9cbedc]

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Slate Gray #708090

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Frequently asked questions

#9cbedc (#9cbedc) is rgb(156, 190, 220) in RGB.

No, #9cbedc 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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