#9db3d7

Color #9db3d7

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.29 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#9db3d7

RGB

rgb(157, 179, 215)

HSL

hsl(217.2, 42%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.2, 27%, 84.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(27%, 16.7%, 0%, 15.7%)

LAB

lab(72.44, 0.51, -20.63)

LCH

lch(72.44, 20.64, 271.42)

OKLCH

oklch(76.2%, 0.0573, 260.26)

HWB

hwb(217.2, 61.6%, 15.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d7c19d

Analogous

#9dd0d7

#9db3d7

#a49dd7

Triadic

#9db3d7

#d79db3

#b3d79d

Split-complementary

#9db3d7

#d7a49d

#d0d79d

Tetradic

#9db3d7

#c19dd7

#d7c19d

#b3d79d

Square

#9db3d7

#d79dd0

#d7c19d

#9dd7a4

Shades

Color #9db3d7 mixed toward black.

#7191c5

#486fb0

#365484

#243858

#121c2c

Tints

Color #9db3d7 mixed toward white.

#adc0de

#becce4

#ced9eb

#dee6f2

#eff2f8

Tones

Color #9db3d7 mixed toward gray.

#a2b4d2

#a7b5cd

#abb6c8

#b0b8c4

#b5b9bf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.86:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.86:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a7cf · ΔE 8.3

Deuteranopia

#a6a4cd · ΔE 9.2

Tritanopia

#9ec8c7 · ΔE 17.9

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 14.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9db3d7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9db3d7]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#9db3d7 (#9db3d7) is rgb(157, 179, 215) in RGB.

No, #9db3d7 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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