#9bb4e2

Color #9bb4e2

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 12.42 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#9bb4e2

RGB

rgb(155, 180, 226)

HSL

hsl(218.9, 55%, 74.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.9, 31.4%, 88.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(31.4%, 20.4%, 0%, 11.4%)

LAB

lab(72.96, 2.06, -25.84)

LCH

lch(72.96, 25.92, 274.56)

OKLCH

oklch(76.7%, 0.0718, 262.48)

HWB

hwb(218.9, 60.8%, 11.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e2c99b

Analogous

#9bd7e2

#9bb4e2

#a69be2

Triadic

#9bb4e2

#e29bb4

#b4e29b

Split-complementary

#9bb4e2

#e2a69b

#d7e29b

Tetradic

#9bb4e2

#c99be2

#e2c99b

#b4e29b

Square

#9bb4e2

#e29bd7

#e2c99b

#9be2a6

Shades

Color #9bb4e2 mixed toward black.

#6a8fd4

#396ac5

#2b5094

#1d3562

#0e1b31

Tints

Color #9bb4e2 mixed toward white.

#acc0e7

#bccdec

#cdd9f0

#dee6f5

#eef2fa

Tones

Color #9bb4e2 mixed toward gray.

#a1b6dc

#a7b7d6

#adb9d0

#b3bbca

#b9bdc4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.02:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.02:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a7d8 · ΔE 7.7

Deuteranopia

#a5a3d6 · ΔE 8.7

Tritanopia

#9cd0ce · ΔE 20.9

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 16.4

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #9bb4e2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9bb4e2]

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

#9bb4e2 (#9bb4e2) is rgb(155, 180, 226) in RGB.

No, #9bb4e2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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