#9eb4d6

Color #9eb4d6

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.33 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#9eb4d6

RGB

rgb(158, 180, 214)

HSL

hsl(216.4, 40.6%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.4, 26.2%, 83.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(26.2%, 15.9%, 0%, 16.1%)

LAB

lab(72.74, 0.02, -19.62)

LCH

lch(72.74, 19.62, 270.06)

OKLCH

oklch(76.5%, 0.0547, 259.04)

HWB

hwb(216.4, 62%, 16.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d6c09e

Analogous

#9ed0d6

#9eb4d6

#a49ed6

Triadic

#9eb4d6

#d69eb4

#b4d69e

Split-complementary

#9eb4d6

#d6a49e

#d0d69e

Tetradic

#9eb4d6

#c09ed6

#d6c09e

#b4d69e

Square

#9eb4d6

#d69ed0

#d6c09e

#9ed6a4

Shades

Color #9eb4d6 mixed toward black.

#7292c4

#4a71ae

#375583

#253957

#121c2c

Tints

Color #9eb4d6 mixed toward white.

#aec0dd

#becde4

#ced9ea

#dfe6f1

#eff2f8

Tones

Color #9eb4d6 mixed toward gray.

#a3b5d1

#a7b6cd

#acb7c8

#b1b8c3

#b5b9bf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.95:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.95:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8ce · ΔE 8.7

Deuteranopia

#a7a5cd · ΔE 9.5

Tritanopia

#9fc8c7 · ΔE 17.2

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 13.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9eb4d6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9eb4d6]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#9eb4d6 (#9eb4d6) is rgb(158, 180, 214) in RGB.

No, #9eb4d6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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