#9fbcf6

Color #9fbcf6

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 15.5 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#9fbcf6

RGB

rgb(159, 188, 246)

HSL

hsl(220, 82.9%, 79.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220, 35.4%, 96.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(35.4%, 23.6%, 0%, 3.5%)

LAB

lab(76.06, 3.85, -31.87)

LCH

lch(76.06, 32.1, 276.89)

OKLCH

oklch(79.5%, 0.0888, 263.86)

HWB

hwb(220, 62.4%, 3.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f6d99f

Analogous

#9fe8f6

#9fbcf6

#ad9ff6

Triadic

#9fbcf6

#f69fbc

#bcf69f

Split-complementary

#9fbcf6

#f6ad9f

#e8f69f

Tetradic

#9fbcf6

#d99ff6

#f6d99f

#bcf69f

Square

#9fbcf6

#f69fe8

#f6d99f

#9ff6ad

Shades

Color #9fbcf6 mixed toward black.

#6191f0

#2366ea

#1149b9

#0c317b

#06183e

Tints

Color #9fbcf6 mixed toward white.

#afc7f8

#bfd2f9

#cfddfb

#dfe9fc

#eff4fe

Tones

Color #9fbcf6 mixed toward gray.

#a6beef

#adc1e8

#b5c3e0

#bcc6d9

#c3c8d2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

11:1

Black text reads better on this background (11:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acadea · ΔE 7.9

Deuteranopia

#aba8e7 · ΔE 9.2

Tritanopia

#a1dfdd · ΔE 22.9

Achromatopsia

#bcbcbc · ΔE 18.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9fbcf6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9fbcf6]

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

#9fbcf6 (#9fbcf6) is rgb(159, 188, 246) in RGB.

No, #9fbcf6 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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