#9eb2d7

Color #9eb2d7

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.84 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#9eb2d7

RGB

rgb(158, 178, 215)

HSL

hsl(218.9, 41.6%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.9, 26.5%, 84.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(26.5%, 17.2%, 0%, 15.7%)

LAB

lab(72.24, 1.35, -20.93)

LCH

lch(72.24, 20.97, 273.69)

OKLCH

oklch(76.1%, 0.0578, 262.64)

HWB

hwb(218.9, 62%, 15.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d7c39e

Analogous

#9eced7

#9eb2d7

#a69ed7

Triadic

#9eb2d7

#d79eb2

#b2d79e

Split-complementary

#9eb2d7

#d7a69e

#ced79e

Tetradic

#9eb2d7

#c39ed7

#d7c39e

#b2d79e

Square

#9eb2d7

#d79ece

#d7c39e

#9ed7a6

Shades

Color #9eb2d7 mixed toward black.

#728fc5

#496db0

#365284

#243658

#121b2c

Tints

Color #9eb2d7 mixed toward white.

#aebfde

#becce4

#ced8eb

#dfe5f2

#eff2f8

Tones

Color #9eb2d7 mixed toward gray.

#a3b3d2

#a7b5cd

#acb6c9

#b1b8c4

#b6b9bf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.8:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.8:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a7cf · ΔE 7.5

Deuteranopia

#a6a4cd · ΔE 8.4

Tritanopia

#9fc8c7 · ΔE 18.4

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 14.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9eb2d7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9eb2d7]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#9eb2d7 (#9eb2d7) is rgb(158, 178, 215) in RGB.

No, #9eb2d7 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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