#9babd4

Color #9babd4

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 12.19 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#9babd4

RGB

rgb(155, 171, 212)

HSL

hsl(223.2, 39.9%, 72%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(223.2, 26.9%, 83.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(26.9%, 19.3%, 0%, 16.9%)

LAB

lab(70.07, 3.59, -22.61)

LCH

lch(70.07, 22.89, 279.02)

OKLCH

oklch(74.3%, 0.0621, 268.25)

HWB

hwb(223.2, 60.8%, 16.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d4c49b

Analogous

#9bc8d4

#9babd4

#a89bd4

Triadic

#9babd4

#d49bab

#abd49b

Split-complementary

#9babd4

#d4a89b

#c8d49b

Tetradic

#9babd4

#c49bd4

#d4c49b

#abd49b

Square

#9babd4

#d49bc8

#d4c49b

#9bd4a8

Shades

Color #9babd4 mixed toward black.

#7087c2

#4a65ab

#374c80

#253256

#12192b

Tints

Color #9babd4 mixed toward white.

#acb9db

#bcc7e2

#cdd5ea

#dee3f1

#eef1f8

Tones

Color #9babd4 mixed toward gray.

#a0adcf

#a5afcb

#a9b1c6

#aeb3c1

#b3b6bc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.29:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.17:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.17:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a2cb · ΔE 5.8

Deuteranopia

#a1a0c9 · ΔE 6.3

Tritanopia

#9cc4c2 · ΔE 20.5

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 15.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9babd4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9babd4]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#9babd4 (#9babd4) is rgb(155, 171, 212) in RGB.

No, #9babd4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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