#9cc4ea

Color #9cc4ea

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.52 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#9cc4ea

RGB

rgb(156, 196, 234)

HSL

hsl(209.2, 65%, 76.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(209.2, 33.3%, 91.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(33.3%, 16.2%, 0%, 8.2%)

LAB

lab(77.57, -4.33, -23.12)

LCH

lch(77.57, 23.52, 259.39)

OKLCH

oklch(80.5%, 0.0689, 247.38)

HWB

hwb(209.2, 61.2%, 8.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#eac29c

Analogous

#9ceae9

#9cc4ea

#9c9dea

Triadic

#9cc4ea

#ea9cc4

#c4ea9c

Split-complementary

#9cc4ea

#ea9c9d

#eae99c

Tetradic

#9cc4ea

#c29cea

#eac29c

#c4ea9c

Square

#9cc4ea

#e99cea

#eac29c

#9dea9c

Shades

Color #9cc4ea mixed toward black.

#66a4df

#3184d3

#2263a1

#17426b

#0b2136

Tints

Color #9cc4ea mixed toward white.

#adceee

#bdd8f1

#cee2f5

#deebf8

#eff5fc

Tones

Color #9cc4ea mixed toward gray.

#a3c4e4

#a9c4dd

#b0c4d7

#b6c3d0

#bdc3ca

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.83:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.5:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.5:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafe2 · ΔE 12.9

Deuteranopia

#aca9df · ΔE 13.8

Tritanopia

#9edbd9 · ΔE 17.3

Achromatopsia

#c0c0c0 · ΔE 15.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9cc4ea;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9cc4ea]

Related colors

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#9cc4ea (#9cc4ea) is rgb(156, 196, 234) in RGB.

No, #9cc4ea is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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