#9dbddb

Color #9dbddb

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 5.33 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#9dbddb

RGB

rgb(157, 189, 219)

HSL

hsl(209, 46.3%, 73.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(209, 28.3%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(28.3%, 13.7%, 0%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(75.25, -3.95, -18.54)

LCH

lch(75.25, 18.96, 257.97)

OKLCH

oklch(78.5%, 0.0552, 246.87)

HWB

hwb(209, 61.6%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dbbb9d

Analogous

#9ddbda

#9dbddb

#9d9edb

Triadic

#9dbddb

#db9dbd

#bddb9d

Split-complementary

#9dbddb

#db9d9e

#dbda9d

Tetradic

#9dbddb

#bb9ddb

#dbbb9d

#bddb9d

Square

#9dbddb

#da9ddb

#dbbb9d

#9edb9d

Shades

Color #9dbddb mixed toward black.

#6f9eca

#437fb7

#325f89

#22405c

#11202e

Tints

Color #9dbddb mixed toward white.

#adc8e1

#bed3e7

#cedeed

#dee9f3

#eff4f9

Tones

Color #9dbddb mixed toward gray.

#a2bdd6

#a7bdd1

#acbccb

#b2bcc6

#b7bcc1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.74:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.74:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acacd4 · ΔE 12.7

Deuteranopia

#aaa7d3 · ΔE 13.8

Tritanopia

#9fcfcd · ΔE 15.3

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 13.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9dbddb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9dbddb]

Related colors

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#9dbddb (#9dbddb) is rgb(157, 189, 219) in RGB.

No, #9dbddb 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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