#9fbae3

Color #9fbae3

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 9.14 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#9fbae3

RGB

rgb(159, 186, 227)

HSL

hsl(216.2, 54.8%, 75.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.2, 30%, 89%)

CMYK

cmyk(30%, 18.1%, 0%, 11%)

LAB

lab(74.85, 0.18, -23.48)

LCH

lch(74.85, 23.48, 270.44)

OKLCH

oklch(78.3%, 0.0658, 258.6)

HWB

hwb(216.2, 62.4%, 11%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e3c89f

Analogous

#9fdce3

#9fbae3

#a69fe3

Triadic

#9fbae3

#e39fba

#bae39f

Split-complementary

#9fbae3

#e3a69f

#dce39f

Tetradic

#9fbae3

#c89fe3

#e3c89f

#bae39f

Square

#9fbae3

#e39fdc

#e3c89f

#9fe3a6

Shades

Color #9fbae3 mixed toward black.

#6d96d4

#3b72c6

#2c5695

#1d3964

#0f1d32

Tints

Color #9fbae3 mixed toward white.

#afc6e8

#bfd1ec

#cfddf1

#dfe8f6

#eff4fa

Tones

Color #9fbae3 mixed toward gray.

#a5bbdd

#aabcd8

#b0bed2

#b6bfcc

#bbc0c7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.61:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.61:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#abacda · ΔE 8.8

Deuteranopia

#aaa8d8 · ΔE 9.8

Tritanopia

#a0d3d1 · ΔE 19.4

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 15.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9fbae3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9fbae3]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#9fbae3 (#9fbae3) is rgb(159, 186, 227) in RGB.

No, #9fbae3 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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