#9bb4da

Color #9bb4da

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.96 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#9bb4da

RGB

rgb(155, 180, 218)

HSL

hsl(216.2, 46%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.2, 28.9%, 85.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(28.9%, 17.4%, 0%, 14.5%)

LAB

lab(72.68, 0.09, -21.92)

LCH

lch(72.68, 21.92, 270.24)

OKLCH

oklch(76.4%, 0.0614, 258.64)

HWB

hwb(216.2, 60.8%, 14.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dac19b

Analogous

#9bd3da

#9bb4da

#a19bda

Triadic

#9bb4da

#da9bb4

#b4da9b

Split-complementary

#9bb4da

#daa19b

#d3da9b

Tetradic

#9bb4da

#c19bda

#dac19b

#b4da9b

Square

#9bb4da

#da9bd3

#dac19b

#9bdaa1

Shades

Color #9bb4da mixed toward black.

#6d92c9

#4370b5

#325488

#22385b

#111c2d

Tints

Color #9bb4da mixed toward white.

#acc0e0

#bccde6

#cdd9ec

#dee6f3

#eef2f9

Tones

Color #9bb4da mixed toward gray.

#a0b5d5

#a5b6cf

#abb7ca

#b0b8c5

#b5b9c0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.93:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.93:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a7d2 · ΔE 8.6

Deuteranopia

#a5a3d0 · ΔE 9.7

Tritanopia

#9ccbc9 · ΔE 18.7

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 14.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9bb4da;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9bb4da]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#9bb4da (#9bb4da) is rgb(155, 180, 218) in RGB.

No, #9bb4da is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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