#9ab6ed

Color #9ab6ed

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 15.59 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#9ab6ed

RGB

rgb(154, 182, 237)

HSL

hsl(219.8, 69.7%, 76.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(219.8, 35%, 92.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(35%, 23.2%, 0%, 7.1%)

LAB

lab(73.83, 3.47, -30.48)

LCH

lch(73.83, 30.68, 276.49)

OKLCH

oklch(77.5%, 0.0849, 263.58)

HWB

hwb(219.8, 60.4%, 7.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#edd19a

Analogous

#9adfed

#9ab6ed

#a89aed

Triadic

#9ab6ed

#ed9ab6

#b6ed9a

Split-complementary

#9ab6ed

#eda89a

#dfed9a

Tetradic

#9ab6ed

#d19aed

#edd19a

#b6ed9a

Square

#9ab6ed

#ed9adf

#edd19a

#9aeda8

Shades

Color #9ab6ed mixed toward black.

#638ee3

#2c66d9

#1e4ca6

#14326f

#0a1937

Tints

Color #9ab6ed mixed toward white.

#abc2f0

#bccef3

#cddbf6

#dde7f9

#eef3fc

Tones

Color #9ab6ed mixed toward gray.

#a1b8e6

#a8bbdf

#afbdd8

#b6bfd1

#bdc1ca

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.29:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.29:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a7e1 · ΔE 8.1

Deuteranopia

#a5a3de · ΔE 8.9

Tritanopia

#9cd7d5 · ΔE 22.5

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 18.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9ab6ed;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ab6ed]

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

#9ab6ed (#9ab6ed) is rgb(154, 182, 237) in RGB.

No, #9ab6ed is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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