#9eb5d9

Color #9eb5d9

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.8 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#9eb5d9

RGB

rgb(158, 181, 217)

HSL

hsl(216.6, 43.7%, 73.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.6, 27.2%, 85.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.2%, 16.6%, 0%, 14.9%)

LAB

lab(73.11, 0.19, -20.7)

LCH

lch(73.11, 20.7, 270.53)

OKLCH

oklch(76.8%, 0.0577, 259.31)

HWB

hwb(216.6, 62%, 14.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d9c29e

Analogous

#9ed2d9

#9eb5d9

#a49ed9

Triadic

#9eb5d9

#d99eb5

#b5d99e

Split-complementary

#9eb5d9

#d9a49e

#d2d99e

Tetradic

#9eb5d9

#c29ed9

#d9c29e

#b5d99e

Square

#9eb5d9

#d99ed2

#d9c29e

#9ed9a4

Shades

Color #9eb5d9 mixed toward black.

#7193c7

#4671b4

#355587

#23385a

#121c2d

Tints

Color #9eb5d9 mixed toward white.

#aec1df

#becee6

#cedaec

#dfe6f2

#eff3f9

Tones

Color #9eb5d9 mixed toward gray.

#a3b6d4

#a8b7cf

#adb8ca

#b2b9c5

#b7bac0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.07:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.07:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a9d1 · ΔE 8.3

Deuteranopia

#a7a5cf · ΔE 9.5

Tritanopia

#9fcac9 · ΔE 17.8

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 14.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9eb5d9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9eb5d9]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#9eb5d9 (#9eb5d9) is rgb(158, 181, 217) in RGB.

No, #9eb5d9 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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