#9fbcd5

Color #9fbcd5

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 4.64 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 7.7

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Conversions

HEX

#9fbcd5

RGB

rgb(159, 188, 213)

HSL

hsl(207.8, 39.1%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(207.8, 25.4%, 83.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.4%, 11.7%, 0%, 16.5%)

LAB

lab(74.91, -4.23, -15.78)

LCH

lch(74.91, 16.34, 254.99)

OKLCH

oklch(78.2%, 0.0478, 244.45)

HWB

hwb(207.8, 62.4%, 16.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d5b89f

Analogous

#9fd5d3

#9fbcd5

#9fa1d5

Triadic

#9fbcd5

#d59fbc

#bcd59f

Split-complementary

#9fbcd5

#d59fa1

#d5d39f

Tetradic

#9fbcd5

#b89fd5

#d5b89f

#bcd59f

Square

#9fbcd5

#d39fd5

#d5b89f

#a1d59f

Shades

Color #9fbcd5 mixed toward black.

#749ec2

#4b7fac

#396081

#264056

#13202b

Tints

Color #9fbcd5 mixed toward white.

#afc7dc

#bfd2e3

#cfddea

#dfe9f1

#eff4f8

Tones

Color #9fbcd5 mixed toward gray.

#a3bcd0

#a8bbcc

#acbbc7

#b1bbc3

#b5babe

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.63:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.63:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acadcf · ΔE 12.4

Deuteranopia

#aba8ce · ΔE 14.2

Tritanopia

#a1cbca · ΔE 13.1

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 12.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9fbcd5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9fbcd5]

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Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#9fbcd5 (#9fbcd5) is rgb(159, 188, 213) in RGB.

No, #9fbcd5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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