#9db9e7

Color #9db9e7

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 11.75 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#9db9e7

RGB

rgb(157, 185, 231)

HSL

hsl(217.3, 60.7%, 76.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.3, 32%, 90.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(32%, 19.9%, 0%, 9.4%)

LAB

lab(74.59, 1.14, -26.04)

LCH

lch(74.59, 26.06, 272.51)

OKLCH

oklch(78.1%, 0.0728, 260.28)

HWB

hwb(217.3, 61.6%, 9.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e7cb9d

Analogous

#9ddee7

#9db9e7

#a69de7

Triadic

#9db9e7

#e79db9

#b9e79d

Split-complementary

#9db9e7

#e7a69d

#dee79d

Tetradic

#9db9e7

#cb9de7

#e7cb9d

#b9e79d

Square

#9db9e7

#e79dde

#e7cb9d

#9de7a6

Shades

Color #9db9e7 mixed toward black.

#6994da

#356fce

#26539c

#193768

#0d1c34

Tints

Color #9db9e7 mixed toward white.

#adc5eb

#bed0ef

#cedcf3

#dee8f7

#eff3fb

Tones

Color #9db9e7 mixed toward gray.

#a3bbe1

#a9bcdb

#b0bed5

#b6bfce

#bcc1c8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.53:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.53:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaadd · ΔE 8.7

Deuteranopia

#a8a6db · ΔE 9.5

Tritanopia

#9fd5d3 · ΔE 20.5

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 16.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9db9e7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9db9e7]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Royal Blue #4169e1

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#9db9e7 (#9db9e7) is rgb(157, 185, 231) in RGB.

No, #9db9e7 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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