#9eb5db

Color #9eb5db

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.58 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#9eb5db

RGB

rgb(158, 181, 219)

HSL

hsl(217.4, 45.9%, 73.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.4, 27.9%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.9%, 17.4%, 0%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(73.17, 0.67, -21.68)

LCH

lch(73.17, 21.69, 271.77)

OKLCH

oklch(76.9%, 0.0604, 260.37)

HWB

hwb(217.4, 62%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dbc49e

Analogous

#9ed3db

#9eb5db

#a59edb

Triadic

#9eb5db

#db9eb5

#b5db9e

Split-complementary

#9eb5db

#dba59e

#d3db9e

Tetradic

#9eb5db

#c49edb

#dbc49e

#b5db9e

Square

#9eb5db

#db9ed3

#dbc49e

#9edba5

Shades

Color #9eb5db mixed toward black.

#7092ca

#446fb7

#335489

#22385c

#111c2e

Tints

Color #9eb5db mixed toward white.

#aec1e1

#becee7

#cedaed

#dfe6f3

#eff3f9

Tones

Color #9eb5db mixed toward gray.

#a3b6d6

#a8b7d1

#adb9cc

#b2bac7

#b7bbc2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.09:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a9d3 · ΔE 8

Deuteranopia

#a7a5d1 · ΔE 9.1

Tritanopia

#9fccca · ΔE 18.9

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 14.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9eb5db;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9eb5db]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Royal Blue #4169e1

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#9eb5db (#9eb5db) is rgb(158, 181, 219) in RGB.

No, #9eb5db 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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