#9eb4dc

Color #9eb4dc

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 9.6 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#9eb4dc

RGB

rgb(158, 180, 220)

HSL

hsl(218.7, 47%, 74.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.7, 28.2%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(28.2%, 18.2%, 0%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(72.94, 1.46, -22.58)

LCH

lch(72.94, 22.63, 273.7)

OKLCH

oklch(76.7%, 0.0626, 262.28)

HWB

hwb(218.7, 62%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dcc69e

Analogous

#9ed3dc

#9eb4dc

#a79edc

Triadic

#9eb4dc

#dc9eb4

#b4dc9e

Split-complementary

#9eb4dc

#dca79e

#d3dc9e

Tetradic

#9eb4dc

#c69edc

#dcc69e

#b4dc9e

Square

#9eb4dc

#dc9ed3

#dcc69e

#9edca7

Shades

Color #9eb4dc mixed toward black.

#7090cb

#436db9

#32528b

#21365d

#111b2e

Tints

Color #9eb4dc mixed toward white.

#aec0e2

#becde8

#ced9ed

#dfe6f3

#eff2f9

Tones

Color #9eb4dc mixed toward gray.

#a3b5d7

#a8b7d2

#adb8cc

#b3bac7

#b8bbc2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.02:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.02:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8d3 · ΔE 7.8

Deuteranopia

#a7a5d1 · ΔE 8.6

Tritanopia

#9fccca · ΔE 19.5

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 15

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9eb4dc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9eb4dc]

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

#9eb4dc (#9eb4dc) is rgb(158, 180, 220) in RGB.

No, #9eb4dc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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