#9ba8d7

Color #9ba8d7

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 15.39 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#9ba8d7

RGB

rgb(155, 168, 215)

HSL

hsl(227, 42.9%, 72.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(227, 27.9%, 84.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.9%, 21.9%, 0%, 15.7%)

LAB

lab(69.38, 5.98, -25.3)

LCH

lch(69.38, 26, 283.3)

OKLCH

oklch(73.8%, 0.0698, 272.55)

HWB

hwb(227, 60.8%, 15.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d7ca9b

Analogous

#9bc6d7

#9ba8d7

#ac9bd7

Triadic

#9ba8d7

#d79ba8

#a8d79b

Split-complementary

#9ba8d7

#d7ac9b

#c6d79b

Tetradic

#9ba8d7

#ca9bd7

#d7ca9b

#a8d79b

Square

#9ba8d7

#d79bc6

#d7ca9b

#9bd7ac

Shades

Color #9ba8d7 mixed toward black.

#6f82c5

#465db0

#354684

#232f58

#12172c

Tints

Color #9ba8d7 mixed toward white.

#abb6de

#bcc5e4

#cdd3eb

#dee2f2

#eef0f8

Tones

Color #9ba8d7 mixed toward gray.

#a0abd2

#a5aecd

#aab0c8

#afb3c3

#b4b6be

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.98:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.98:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a1cd · ΔE 4.6

Deuteranopia

#a09fca · ΔE 5.2

Tritanopia

#9cc4c3 · ΔE 21.8

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 16.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9ba8d7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ba8d7]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#9ba8d7 (#9ba8d7) is rgb(155, 168, 215) in RGB.

No, #9ba8d7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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