#9eb2ea

Color #9eb2ea

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 17.59 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#9eb2ea

RGB

rgb(158, 178, 234)

HSL

hsl(224.2, 64.4%, 76.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(224.2, 32.5%, 91.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(32.5%, 23.9%, 0%, 8.2%)

LAB

lab(72.92, 6.02, -30.23)

LCH

lch(72.92, 30.82, 281.26)

OKLCH

oklch(76.9%, 0.0836, 269.18)

HWB

hwb(224.2, 62%, 8.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ead69e

Analogous

#9ed8ea

#9eb2ea

#b09eea

Triadic

#9eb2ea

#ea9eb2

#b2ea9e

Split-complementary

#9eb2ea

#eab09e

#d8ea9e

Tetradic

#9eb2ea

#d69eea

#ead69e

#b2ea9e

Square

#9eb2ea

#ea9ed8

#ead69e

#9eeab0

Shades

Color #9eb2ea mixed toward black.

#6887de

#335dd3

#2344a1

#172d6b

#0c1736

Tints

Color #9eb2ea mixed toward white.

#aebfee

#beccf1

#cfd9f5

#dfe5f8

#eff2fc

Tones

Color #9eb2ea mixed toward gray.

#a4b5e4

#abb8dd

#b1bbd7

#b7bed1

#bec1ca

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.01:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.01:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a7de · ΔE 6.1

Deuteranopia

#a6a4db · ΔE 6.9

Tritanopia

#9fd4d2 · ΔE 23.3

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 18.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9eb2ea;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9eb2ea]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#9eb2ea (#9eb2ea) is rgb(158, 178, 234) in RGB.

No, #9eb2ea 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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