#9bb2db

Color #9bb2db

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 10.53 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#9bb2db

RGB

rgb(155, 178, 219)

HSL

hsl(218.4, 47.1%, 73.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.4, 29.2%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(29.2%, 18.7%, 0%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(72.18, 1.43, -23.22)

LCH

lch(72.18, 23.26, 273.52)

OKLCH

oklch(76.1%, 0.0644, 261.88)

HWB

hwb(218.4, 60.8%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dbc49b

Analogous

#9bd2db

#9bb2db

#a49bdb

Triadic

#9bb2db

#db9bb2

#b2db9b

Split-complementary

#9bb2db

#dba49b

#d2db9b

Tetradic

#9bb2db

#c49bdb

#dbc49b

#b2db9b

Square

#9bb2db

#db9bd2

#dbc49b

#9bdba4

Shades

Color #9bb2db mixed toward black.

#6d8fcb

#426cb7

#315189

#21365c

#101b2e

Tints

Color #9bb2db mixed toward white.

#acbfe1

#bccce7

#cdd8ed

#dee5f3

#eef2f9

Tones

Color #9bb2db mixed toward gray.

#a0b3d6

#a6b5d0

#abb6cb

#b0b8c6

#b6b9c0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.78:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.78:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a6d2 · ΔE 7.6

Deuteranopia

#a4a2d0 · ΔE 8.7

Tritanopia

#9ccbc9 · ΔE 19.8

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 15.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9bb2db;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9bb2db]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#9bb2db (#9bb2db) is rgb(155, 178, 219) in RGB.

No, #9bb2db is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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