#9db9e2

Color #9db9e2

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 9.38 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#9db9e2

RGB

rgb(157, 185, 226)

HSL

hsl(215.7, 54.3%, 75.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.7, 30.5%, 88.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(30.5%, 18.1%, 0%, 11.4%)

LAB

lab(74.42, -0.09, -23.6)

LCH

lch(74.42, 23.6, 269.78)

OKLCH

oklch(77.9%, 0.0664, 257.83)

HWB

hwb(215.7, 61.6%, 11.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e2c69d

Analogous

#9ddbe2

#9db9e2

#a49de2

Triadic

#9db9e2

#e29db9

#b9e29d

Split-complementary

#9db9e2

#e2a49d

#dbe29d

Tetradic

#9db9e2

#c69de2

#e2c69d

#b9e29d

Square

#9db9e2

#e29ddb

#e2c69d

#9de2a4

Shades

Color #9db9e2 mixed toward black.

#6c96d3

#3b73c5

#2c5694

#1d3962

#0f1d31

Tints

Color #9db9e2 mixed toward white.

#adc5e7

#bed0ec

#cedcf0

#dee8f5

#eff3fa

Tones

Color #9db9e2 mixed toward gray.

#a3badc

#a9bbd6

#aebcd1

#b4bdcb

#babec5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.47:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.47:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaad9 · ΔE 9.4

Deuteranopia

#a8a6d7 · ΔE 10.1

Tritanopia

#9fd2d0 · ΔE 19.3

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 15.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9db9e2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9db9e2]

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

#9db9e2 (#9db9e2) is rgb(157, 185, 226) in RGB.

No, #9db9e2 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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