#9ebae5

Color #9ebae5

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 10.16 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#9ebae5

RGB

rgb(158, 186, 229)

HSL

hsl(216.3, 57.7%, 75.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.3, 31%, 89.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(31%, 18.8%, 0%, 10.2%)

LAB

lab(74.85, 0.39, -24.56)

LCH

lch(74.85, 24.56, 270.91)

OKLCH

oklch(78.3%, 0.0689, 258.87)

HWB

hwb(216.3, 62%, 10.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e5c99e

Analogous

#9edee5

#9ebae5

#a69ee5

Triadic

#9ebae5

#e59eba

#bae59e

Split-complementary

#9ebae5

#e5a69e

#dee59e

Tetradic

#9ebae5

#c99ee5

#e5c99e

#bae59e

Square

#9ebae5

#e59ede

#e5c99e

#9ee5a6

Shades

Color #9ebae5 mixed toward black.

#6b96d7

#3872ca

#295599

#1b3966

#0e1c33

Tints

Color #9ebae5 mixed toward white.

#aec6e9

#bed1ee

#cfddf2

#dfe8f6

#eff4fb

Tones

Color #9ebae5 mixed toward gray.

#a4bbdf

#aabdd9

#b0bed3

#b6bfcd

#bcc0c7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.61:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.61:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ababdc · ΔE 9.1

Deuteranopia

#a9a7d9 · ΔE 9.9

Tritanopia

#a0d4d2 · ΔE 19.7

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 15.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9ebae5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ebae5]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#9ebae5 (#9ebae5) is rgb(158, 186, 229) in RGB.

No, #9ebae5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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