#9dbcef

Color #9dbcef

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 13 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#9dbcef

RGB

rgb(157, 188, 239)

HSL

hsl(217.3, 71.9%, 77.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.3, 34.3%, 93.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(34.3%, 21.3%, 0%, 6.3%)

LAB

lab(75.68, 1.52, -28.7)

LCH

lch(75.68, 28.74, 273.03)

OKLCH

oklch(79.1%, 0.0805, 260.27)

HWB

hwb(217.3, 61.6%, 6.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#efd09d

Analogous

#9de5ef

#9dbcef

#a79def

Triadic

#9dbcef

#ef9dbc

#bcef9d

Split-complementary

#9dbcef

#efa79d

#e5ef9d

Tetradic

#9dbcef

#d09def

#efd09d

#bcef9d

Square

#9dbcef

#ef9de5

#efd09d

#9defa7

Shades

Color #9dbcef mixed toward black.

#6495e6

#2b6edc

#1c52aa

#133671

#091b39

Tints

Color #9dbcef mixed toward white.

#adc7f2

#bed2f4

#ceddf7

#dee9fa

#eff4fc

Tones

Color #9dbcef mixed toward gray.

#a4bee8

#abbfe1

#b1c1da

#b8c3d4

#bfc4cd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.87:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.87:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#abace4 · ΔE 8.8

Deuteranopia

#a9a7e1 · ΔE 9.8

Tritanopia

#9fdbd9 · ΔE 21.4

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 17.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9dbcef;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9dbcef]

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

#9dbcef (#9dbcef) is rgb(157, 188, 239) in RGB.

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

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