#9db3c9

Color #9db3c9

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 6.81 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#9db3c9

RGB

rgb(157, 179, 201)

HSL

hsl(210, 28.9%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210, 21.9%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.9%, 10.9%, 0%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(71.98, -2.76, -13.67)

LCH

lch(71.98, 13.95, 258.59)

OKLCH

oklch(75.7%, 0.04, 248.3)

HWB

hwb(210, 61.6%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c9b39d

Analogous

#9dc9c9

#9db3c9

#9d9dc9

Triadic

#9db3c9

#c99db3

#b3c99d

Split-complementary

#9db3c9

#c99d9d

#c9c99d

Tetradic

#9db3c9

#b39dc9

#c9b39d

#b3c99d

Square

#9db3c9

#c99dc9

#c9b39d

#9dc99d

Shades

Color #9db3c9 mixed toward black.

#7795b4

#55779a

#405a73

#2a3c4d

#151e26

Tints

Color #9db3c9 mixed toward white.

#adc0d2

#beccdb

#ced9e4

#dee6ed

#eff2f6

Tones

Color #9db3c9 mixed toward gray.

#a1b3c5

#a4b3c2

#a8b3be

#acb3ba

#afb3b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.73:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.73:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a7c4 · ΔE 10.7

Deuteranopia

#a6a4c3 · ΔE 11.9

Tritanopia

#9ec0bf · ΔE 12.4

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 10.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9db3c9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9db3c9]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#9db3c9 (#9db3c9) is rgb(157, 179, 201) in RGB.

No, #9db3c9 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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