#9bb3fa

Color #9bb3fa

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 16.39 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 1.9

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Conversions

HEX

#9bb3fa

RGB

rgb(155, 179, 250)

HSL

hsl(224.8, 90.5%, 79.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(224.8, 38%, 98%)

CMYK

cmyk(38%, 28.4%, 0%, 2%)

LAB

lab(73.62, 8.8, -37.83)

LCH

lch(73.62, 38.84, 283.1)

OKLCH

oklch(77.6%, 0.1054, 269.51)

HWB

hwb(224.8, 60.8%, 2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#fae29b

Analogous

#9be3fa

#9bb3fa

#b29bfa

Triadic

#9bb3fa

#fa9bb3

#b3fa9b

Split-complementary

#9bb3fa

#fab29b

#e3fa9b

Tetradic

#9bb3fa

#e29bfa

#fae29b

#b3fa9b

Square

#9bb3fa

#fa9be3

#fae29b

#9bfab2

Shades

Color #9bb3fa mixed toward black.

#5b82f7

#1a51f4

#0a38c1

#062581

#031340

Tints

Color #9bb3fa mixed toward white.

#acc0fb

#bcccfc

#cdd9fd

#dee6fd

#eef2fe

Tones

Color #9bb3fa mixed toward gray.

#a3b7f2

#abbbea

#b3bfe2

#bbc3da

#c3c7d2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.22:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.22:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a6eb · ΔE 6.7

Deuteranopia

#a5a3e8 · ΔE 7.5

Tritanopia

#9cdfdc · ΔE 26.1

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 20.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9bb3fa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9bb3fa]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Navy #000080

Frequently asked questions

#9bb3fa (#9bb3fa) is rgb(155, 179, 250) in RGB.

No, #9bb3fa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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