#9fb8eb

Color #9fb8eb

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 14.27 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#9fb8eb

RGB

rgb(159, 184, 235)

HSL

hsl(220.3, 65.5%, 77.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220.3, 32.3%, 92.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(32.3%, 21.7%, 0%, 7.8%)

LAB

lab(74.6, 3.25, -28.18)

LCH

lch(74.6, 28.37, 276.58)

OKLCH

oklch(78.2%, 0.0782, 264.35)

HWB

hwb(220.3, 62.4%, 7.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ebd29f

Analogous

#9fdeeb

#9fb8eb

#ac9feb

Triadic

#9fb8eb

#eb9fb8

#b8eb9f

Split-complementary

#9fb8eb

#ebac9f

#deeb9f

Tetradic

#9fb8eb

#d29feb

#ebd29f

#b8eb9f

Square

#9fb8eb

#eb9fde

#ebd29f

#9febac

Shades

Color #9fb8eb mixed toward black.

#6990e0

#3268d4

#224ca3

#17336d

#0b1936

Tints

Color #9fb8eb mixed toward white.

#afc4ee

#bfd0f2

#cfdcf5

#dfe7f8

#eff3fc

Tones

Color #9fb8eb mixed toward gray.

#a6bae5

#acbcde

#b2bfd8

#b8c1d2

#bfc3cb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.53:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.53:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaabe0 · ΔE 7.3

Deuteranopia

#a9a7dd · ΔE 8.4

Tritanopia

#a0d7d5 · ΔE 21.9

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 17.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9fb8eb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9fb8eb]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#9fb8eb (#9fb8eb) is rgb(159, 184, 235) in RGB.

No, #9fb8eb 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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