#9bacd7

Color #9bacd7

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 12.7 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#9bacd7

RGB

rgb(155, 172, 215)

HSL

hsl(223, 42.9%, 72.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(223, 27.9%, 84.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.9%, 20%, 0%, 15.7%)

LAB

lab(70.44, 3.76, -23.68)

LCH

lch(70.44, 23.98, 279.02)

OKLCH

oklch(74.6%, 0.0651, 267.98)

HWB

hwb(223, 60.8%, 15.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d7c69b

Analogous

#9bcad7

#9bacd7

#a89bd7

Triadic

#9bacd7

#d79bac

#acd79b

Split-complementary

#9bacd7

#d7a89b

#cad79b

Tetradic

#9bacd7

#c69bd7

#d7c69b

#acd79b

Square

#9bacd7

#d79bca

#d7c69b

#9bd7a8

Shades

Color #9bacd7 mixed toward black.

#6f87c5

#4664b0

#354b84

#233258

#12192c

Tints

Color #9bacd7 mixed toward white.

#abbade

#bcc8e4

#cdd5eb

#dee3f2

#eef1f8

Tones

Color #9bacd7 mixed toward gray.

#a0aed2

#a5b0cd

#aab2c8

#afb5c3

#b4b7be

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.28:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.28:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a3ce · ΔE 5.9

Deuteranopia

#a2a0cb · ΔE 6.8

Tritanopia

#9cc6c4 · ΔE 20.9

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 15.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9bacd7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9bacd7]

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

#9bacd7 (#9bacd7) is rgb(155, 172, 215) in RGB.

No, #9bacd7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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