#9dbad8

Color #9dbad8

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 5.43 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#9dbad8

RGB

rgb(157, 186, 216)

HSL

hsl(210.5, 43.1%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210.5, 27.3%, 84.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.3%, 13.9%, 0%, 15.3%)

LAB

lab(74.34, -3.05, -18.28)

LCH

lch(74.34, 18.53, 260.53)

OKLCH

oklch(77.8%, 0.0534, 249.39)

HWB

hwb(210.5, 61.6%, 15.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d8bb9d

Analogous

#9dd7d8

#9dbad8

#9d9dd8

Triadic

#9dbad8

#d89dba

#bad89d

Split-complementary

#9dbad8

#d89d9d

#d7d89d

Tetradic

#9dbad8

#bb9dd8

#d8bb9d

#bad89d

Square

#9dbad8

#d89dd7

#d8bb9d

#9dd89d

Shades

Color #9dbad8 mixed toward black.

#709bc6

#477bb2

#355d85

#233e59

#121f2c

Tints

Color #9dbad8 mixed toward white.

#adc5de

#bed1e5

#cedceb

#dee8f2

#eff3f8

Tones

Color #9dbad8 mixed toward gray.

#a2bad3

#a7bace

#acbac9

#b1bac4

#b5babf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.45:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.45:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaabd1 · ΔE 11.4

Deuteranopia

#a9a6d0 · ΔE 12.9

Tritanopia

#9fccca · ΔE 15.5

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 13.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9dbad8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9dbad8]

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

#9dbad8 (#9dbad8) is rgb(157, 186, 216) in RGB.

No, #9dbad8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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