#9ab4dd

Color #9ab4dd

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 10.25 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#9ab4dd

RGB

rgb(154, 180, 221)

HSL

hsl(216.7, 49.6%, 73.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.7, 30.3%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(30.3%, 18.6%, 0%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(72.71, 0.54, -23.5)

LCH

lch(72.71, 23.51, 271.32)

OKLCH

oklch(76.5%, 0.0657, 259.39)

HWB

hwb(216.7, 60.4%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ddc39a

Analogous

#9ad5dd

#9ab4dd

#a19add

Triadic

#9ab4dd

#dd9ab4

#b4dd9a

Split-complementary

#9ab4dd

#dda19a

#d5dd9a

Tetradic

#9ab4dd

#c39add

#ddc39a

#b4dd9a

Square

#9ab4dd

#dd9ad5

#ddc39a

#9adda1

Shades

Color #9ab4dd mixed toward black.

#6b91cd

#3f6fbb

#2f538c

#1f385d

#101c2f

Tints

Color #9ab4dd mixed toward white.

#abc0e3

#bccde8

#ccd9ee

#dde6f4

#eef2f9

Tones

Color #9ab4dd mixed toward gray.

#9fb5d7

#a5b6d2

#abb8cc

#b0b9c7

#b6bac1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.95:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.95:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a6d4 · ΔE 8.8

Deuteranopia

#a4a2d2 · ΔE 9.6

Tritanopia

#9bcdcb · ΔE 19.6

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 15.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9ab4dd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ab4dd]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#9ab4dd (#9ab4dd) is rgb(154, 180, 221) in RGB.

No, #9ab4dd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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