#9dbcee

Color #9dbcee

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 12.77 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#9dbcee

RGB

rgb(157, 188, 238)

HSL

hsl(217, 70.4%, 77.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217, 34%, 93.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(34%, 21%, 0%, 6.7%)

LAB

lab(75.64, 1.27, -28.22)

LCH

lch(75.64, 28.25, 272.58)

OKLCH

oklch(79%, 0.0792, 259.82)

HWB

hwb(217, 61.6%, 6.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#eecf9d

Analogous

#9de5ee

#9dbcee

#a79dee

Triadic

#9dbcee

#ee9dbc

#bcee9d

Split-complementary

#9dbcee

#eea79d

#e5ee9d

Tetradic

#9dbcee

#cf9dee

#eecf9d

#bcee9d

Square

#9dbcee

#ee9de5

#eecf9d

#9deea7

Shades

Color #9dbcee mixed toward black.

#6596e4

#2d70db

#1d53a8

#133770

#0a1c38

Tints

Color #9dbcee mixed toward white.

#aec7f1

#bed2f4

#cedef7

#dee9f9

#eff4fc

Tones

Color #9dbcee mixed toward gray.

#a4bee7

#abbfe1

#b1c1da

#b8c2d3

#bfc4cc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.86:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.86:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#abace3 · ΔE 8.9

Deuteranopia

#a9a7e1 · ΔE 9.8

Tritanopia

#9fdad8 · ΔE 21.2

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 17.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9dbcee;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9dbcee]

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

#9dbcee (#9dbcee) is rgb(157, 188, 238) in RGB.

No, #9dbcee 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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