#9ec4ec

Color #9ec4ec

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.94 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#9ec4ec

RGB

rgb(158, 196, 236)

HSL

hsl(210.8, 67.2%, 77.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210.8, 33.1%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(33.1%, 16.9%, 0%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(77.76, -3.28, -23.9)

LCH

lch(77.76, 24.12, 262.19)

OKLCH

oklch(80.7%, 0.07, 250.04)

HWB

hwb(210.8, 62%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ecc69e

Analogous

#9eebec

#9ec4ec

#9f9eec

Triadic

#9ec4ec

#ec9ec4

#c4ec9e

Split-complementary

#9ec4ec

#ec9f9e

#ebec9e

Tetradic

#9ec4ec

#c69eec

#ecc69e

#c4ec9e

Square

#9ec4ec

#ec9eeb

#ecc69e

#9eec9f

Shades

Color #9ec4ec mixed toward black.

#67a3e1

#3081d6

#2061a5

#16416e

#0b2037

Tints

Color #9ec4ec mixed toward white.

#aeceef

#bed8f2

#cfe2f6

#dfebf9

#eff5fc

Tones

Color #9ec4ec mixed toward gray.

#a5c4e6

#abc4df

#b2c5d9

#b8c5d2

#bfc5cc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.82:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.56:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.56:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0e3 · ΔE 12.1

Deuteranopia

#aeabe1 · ΔE 13

Tritanopia

#a0dcda · ΔE 18

Achromatopsia

#c0c0c0 · ΔE 15.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9ec4ec;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ec4ec]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#9ec4ec (#9ec4ec) is rgb(158, 196, 236) in RGB.

No, #9ec4ec 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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