#9cbff0

Color #9cbff0

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 11.2 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#9cbff0

RGB

rgb(156, 191, 240)

HSL

hsl(215, 73.7%, 77.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215, 35%, 94.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(35%, 20.4%, 0%, 5.9%)

LAB

lab(76.45, -0.13, -28.07)

LCH

lch(76.45, 28.07, 269.73)

OKLCH

oklch(79.7%, 0.0797, 256.87)

HWB

hwb(215, 61.2%, 5.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f0cd9c

Analogous

#9ce9f0

#9cbff0

#a39cf0

Triadic

#9cbff0

#f09cbf

#bff09c

Split-complementary

#9cbff0

#f0a39c

#e9f09c

Tetradic

#9cbff0

#cd9cf0

#f0cd9c

#bff09c

Square

#9cbff0

#f09ce9

#f0cd9c

#9cf0a3

Shades

Color #9cbff0 mixed toward black.

#629ae7

#2975df

#1a57ac

#113a73

#091d39

Tints

Color #9cbff0 mixed toward white.

#accaf2

#bdd4f5

#cddff7

#deeafa

#eef4fc

Tones

Color #9cbff0 mixed toward gray.

#a3c0e9

#aac1e2

#b1c2db

#b8c4d4

#bfc5cd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.12:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.12:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acade5 · ΔE 9.9

Deuteranopia

#aaa8e3 · ΔE 10.9

Tritanopia

#9edddb · ΔE 20.7

Achromatopsia

#bdbdbd · ΔE 17.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9cbff0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9cbff0]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#9cbff0 (#9cbff0) is rgb(156, 191, 240) in RGB.

No, #9cbff0 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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