#9eb2d8

Color #9eb2d8

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 9.22 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#9eb2d8

RGB

rgb(158, 178, 216)

HSL

hsl(219.3, 42.6%, 73.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(219.3, 26.9%, 84.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(26.9%, 17.6%, 0%, 15.3%)

LAB

lab(72.27, 1.59, -21.42)

LCH

lch(72.27, 21.48, 274.25)

OKLCH

oklch(76.1%, 0.0591, 263.2)

HWB

hwb(219.3, 62%, 15.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d8c49e

Analogous

#9ecfd8

#9eb2d8

#a79ed8

Triadic

#9eb2d8

#d89eb2

#b2d89e

Split-complementary

#9eb2d8

#d8a79e

#cfd89e

Tetradic

#9eb2d8

#c49ed8

#d8c49e

#b2d89e

Square

#9eb2d8

#d89ecf

#d8c49e

#9ed8a7

Shades

Color #9eb2d8 mixed toward black.

#718fc6

#486cb2

#365185

#243659

#121b2c

Tints

Color #9eb2d8 mixed toward white.

#aebfde

#becce5

#ced8eb

#dfe5f2

#eff2f8

Tones

Color #9eb2d8 mixed toward gray.

#a3b3d3

#a8b5ce

#acb6c9

#b1b8c5

#b6b9c0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.81:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.81:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a7d0 · ΔE 7.4

Deuteranopia

#a6a4ce · ΔE 8.2

Tritanopia

#9fc9c7 · ΔE 19.1

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 14.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9eb2d8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9eb2d8]

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

#9eb2d8 (#9eb2d8) is rgb(158, 178, 216) in RGB.

No, #9eb2d8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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