#9eb4d9

Color #9eb4d9

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.38 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#9eb4d9

RGB

rgb(158, 180, 217)

HSL

hsl(217.6, 43.7%, 73.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.6, 27.2%, 85.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.2%, 17.1%, 0%, 14.9%)

LAB

lab(72.84, 0.74, -21.1)

LCH

lch(72.84, 21.11, 272.01)

OKLCH

oklch(76.6%, 0.0587, 260.78)

HWB

hwb(217.6, 62%, 14.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d9c39e

Analogous

#9ed1d9

#9eb4d9

#a59ed9

Triadic

#9eb4d9

#d99eb4

#b4d99e

Split-complementary

#9eb4d9

#d9a59e

#d1d99e

Tetradic

#9eb4d9

#c39ed9

#d9c39e

#b4d99e

Square

#9eb4d9

#d99ed1

#d9c39e

#9ed9a5

Shades

Color #9eb4d9 mixed toward black.

#7191c7

#466fb4

#355387

#23385a

#121c2d

Tints

Color #9eb4d9 mixed toward white.

#aec0df

#becde6

#ced9ec

#dfe6f2

#eff2f9

Tones

Color #9eb4d9 mixed toward gray.

#a3b5d4

#a8b6cf

#adb8ca

#b2b9c5

#b7bac0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.98:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.98:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8d1 · ΔE 8.2

Deuteranopia

#a7a5cf · ΔE 9

Tritanopia

#9fcac9 · ΔE 18.3

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 14.3

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #9eb4d9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9eb4d9]

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

#9eb4d9 (#9eb4d9) is rgb(158, 180, 217) in RGB.

No, #9eb4d9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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