#9ec0e2

Color #9ec0e2

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 6.28 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#9ec0e2

RGB

rgb(158, 192, 226)

HSL

hsl(210, 54%, 75.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210, 30.1%, 88.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(30.1%, 15%, 0%, 11.4%)

LAB

lab(76.35, -3.59, -20.66)

LCH

lch(76.35, 20.97, 260.14)

OKLCH

oklch(79.5%, 0.0609, 248.62)

HWB

hwb(210, 62%, 11.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e2c09e

Analogous

#9ee2e2

#9ec0e2

#9e9ee2

Triadic

#9ec0e2

#e29ec0

#c0e29e

Split-complementary

#9ec0e2

#e29e9e

#e2e29e

Tetradic

#9ec0e2

#c09ee2

#e2c09e

#c0e29e

Square

#9ec0e2

#e29ee2

#e2c09e

#9ee29e

Shades

Color #9ec0e2 mixed toward black.

#6da0d3

#3b80c5

#2c6094

#1d4063

#0f2031

Tints

Color #9ec0e2 mixed toward white.

#aecbe7

#bed5ec

#cfe0f1

#dfeaf5

#eff5fa

Tones

Color #9ec0e2 mixed toward gray.

#a4c0dc

#a9c0d7

#afc0d1

#b5c0cb

#bac0c6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.09:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeaeda · ΔE 12.4

Deuteranopia

#aca9d9 · ΔE 13.2

Tritanopia

#a0d4d3 · ΔE 16.1

Achromatopsia

#bcbcbc · ΔE 14.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9ec0e2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ec0e2]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#9ec0e2 (#9ec0e2) is rgb(158, 192, 226) in RGB.

No, #9ec0e2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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