#9fb6ec

Color #9fb6ec

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 16.03 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 2.9

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Conversions

HEX

#9fb6ec

RGB

rgb(159, 182, 236)

HSL

hsl(222.1, 67%, 77.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(222.1, 32.6%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(32.6%, 22.9%, 0%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(74.11, 4.6, -29.48)

LCH

lch(74.11, 29.84, 278.87)

OKLCH

oklch(77.8%, 0.0816, 266.63)

HWB

hwb(222.1, 62.4%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ecd59f

Analogous

#9fddec

#9fb6ec

#af9fec

Triadic

#9fb6ec

#ec9fb6

#b6ec9f

Split-complementary

#9fb6ec

#ecaf9f

#ddec9f

Tetradic

#9fb6ec

#d59fec

#ecd59f

#b6ec9f

Square

#9fb6ec

#ec9fdd

#ecd59f

#9fecaf

Shades

Color #9fb6ec mixed toward black.

#688ce1

#3162d6

#2148a5

#16306e

#0b1837

Tints

Color #9fb6ec mixed toward white.

#afc2ef

#bfcef2

#cfdbf6

#dfe7f9

#eff3fc

Tones

Color #9fb6ec mixed toward gray.

#a6b9e6

#acbbdf

#b2bed9

#b9c0d2

#bfc3cc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.38:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.38:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9aae0 · ΔE 6.7

Deuteranopia

#a8a6de · ΔE 7.7

Tritanopia

#a0d7d5 · ΔE 22.7

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 18

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9fb6ec;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9fb6ec]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#9fb6ec (#9fb6ec) is rgb(159, 182, 236) in RGB.

No, #9fb6ec 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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