#9ac8df

Color #9ac8df

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Sky Blue #87ceeb · ΔE 7.23 Nearest Tailwind class sky-300 #74d4ff · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#9ac8df

RGB

rgb(154, 200, 223)

HSL

hsl(200, 51.9%, 73.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(200, 30.9%, 87.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(30.9%, 10.3%, 0%, 12.5%)

LAB

lab(78.17, -9.7, -16.31)

LCH

lch(78.17, 18.98, 239.26)

OKLCH

oklch(80.8%, 0.0583, 229.94)

HWB

hwb(200, 60.4%, 12.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dfb19a

Analogous

#9adfd3

#9ac8df

#9aa5df

Triadic

#9ac8df

#df9ac8

#c8df9a

Split-complementary

#9ac8df

#df9aa5

#dfd39a

Tetradic

#9ac8df

#b19adf

#dfb19a

#c8df9a

Square

#9ac8df

#d39adf

#dfb19a

#a5df9a

Shades

Color #9ac8df mixed toward black.

#6aaed0

#3c93bf

#2d6f8f

#1e4a5f

#0f2530

Tints

Color #9ac8df mixed toward white.

#abd1e4

#bcdaea

#cce3ef

#ddedf4

#eef6fa

Tones

Color #9ac8df mixed toward gray.

#a0c6d9

#a5c4d3

#abc2ce

#b1c0c8

#b7bec2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.79:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.7:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.7:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0da · ΔE 17.9

Deuteranopia

#adaad8 · ΔE 18.8

Tritanopia

#9dd5d4 · ΔE 11

Achromatopsia

#c1c1c1 · ΔE 14.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #9ac8df;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ac8df]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#9ac8df (#9ac8df) is rgb(154, 200, 223) in RGB.

No, #9ac8df is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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