#9fb3d7

Color #9fb3d7

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.21 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#9fb3d7

RGB

rgb(159, 179, 215)

HSL

hsl(218.6, 41.2%, 73.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.6, 26%, 84.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(26%, 16.7%, 0%, 15.7%)

LAB

lab(72.57, 1.11, -20.41)

LCH

lch(72.57, 20.44, 273.11)

OKLCH

oklch(76.4%, 0.0564, 262.16)

HWB

hwb(218.6, 62.4%, 15.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d7c39f

Analogous

#9fcfd7

#9fb3d7

#a79fd7

Triadic

#9fb3d7

#d79fb3

#b3d79f

Split-complementary

#9fb3d7

#d7a79f

#cfd79f

Tetradic

#9fb3d7

#c39fd7

#d7c39f

#b3d79f

Square

#9fb3d7

#d79fcf

#d7c39f

#9fd7a7

Shades

Color #9fb3d7 mixed toward black.

#7390c5

#496eb0

#375284

#253758

#121b2c

Tints

Color #9fb3d7 mixed toward white.

#afc0de

#bfcce4

#cfd9eb

#dfe6f2

#eff2f8

Tones

Color #9fb3d7 mixed toward gray.

#a4b4d2

#a8b6ce

#adb7c9

#b2b8c4

#b6bac0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.9:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.9:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8cf · ΔE 7.7

Deuteranopia

#a7a5cd · ΔE 8.5

Tritanopia

#a0c8c7 · ΔE 18

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 14

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9fb3d7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9fb3d7]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#9fb3d7 (#9fb3d7) is rgb(159, 179, 215) in RGB.

No, #9fb3d7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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