#9eb6cc

Color #9eb6cc

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 6.05 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#9eb6cc

RGB

rgb(158, 182, 204)

HSL

hsl(208.7, 31.1%, 71%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(208.7, 22.5%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.5%, 10.8%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(72.95, -3.39, -13.84)

LCH

lch(72.95, 14.25, 256.24)

OKLCH

oklch(76.5%, 0.0412, 246.11)

HWB

hwb(208.7, 62%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ccb49e

Analogous

#9ecccb

#9eb6cc

#9e9fcc

Triadic

#9eb6cc

#cc9eb6

#b6cc9e

Split-complementary

#9eb6cc

#cc9e9f

#cccb9e

Tetradic

#9eb6cc

#b49ecc

#ccb49e

#b6cc9e

Square

#9eb6cc

#cb9ecc

#ccb49e

#9fcc9e

Shades

Color #9eb6cc mixed toward black.

#7698b7

#537a9e

#3e5c77

#2a3d4f

#151f28

Tints

Color #9eb6cc mixed toward white.

#aec2d5

#becedd

#cfdbe6

#dfe7ee

#eff3f7

Tones

Color #9eb6cc mixed toward gray.

#a2b6c8

#a6b6c4

#aab6c1

#adb5bd

#b1b5b9

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

#a9a9c7 · ΔE 11.6

Deuteranopia

#a8a6c6 · ΔE 12.7

Tritanopia

#9fc3c2 · ΔE 12.3

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 11.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9eb6cc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9eb6cc]

Related colors

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Steel Blue #4682b4

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#9eb6cc (#9eb6cc) is rgb(158, 182, 204) in RGB.

No, #9eb6cc 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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