#9bb4e4

Color #9bb4e4

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 13.38 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#9bb4e4

RGB

rgb(155, 180, 228)

HSL

hsl(219.5, 57.5%, 75.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(219.5, 32%, 89.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(32%, 21.1%, 0%, 10.6%)

LAB

lab(73.03, 2.56, -26.82)

LCH

lch(73.03, 26.94, 275.45)

OKLCH

oklch(76.8%, 0.0745, 263.22)

HWB

hwb(219.5, 60.8%, 10.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e4cb9b

Analogous

#9bd8e4

#9bb4e4

#a79be4

Triadic

#9bb4e4

#e49bb4

#b4e49b

Split-complementary

#9bb4e4

#e4a79b

#d8e49b

Tetradic

#9bb4e4

#cb9be4

#e4cb9b

#b4e49b

Square

#9bb4e4

#e49bd8

#e4cb9b

#9be4a7

Shades

Color #9bb4e4 mixed toward black.

#698ed6

#3668c9

#294e97

#1b3465

#0e1a32

Tints

Color #9bb4e4 mixed toward white.

#acc0e9

#bccded

#cdd9f2

#dee6f6

#eef2fb

Tones

Color #9bb4e4 mixed toward gray.

#a1b6de

#a7b8d8

#adbad2

#b3bccc

#b9bec6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.04:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.04:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a7da · ΔE 7.5

Deuteranopia

#a5a3d7 · ΔE 8.6

Tritanopia

#9cd1cf · ΔE 21.3

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 16.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9bb4e4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9bb4e4]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#9bb4e4 (#9bb4e4) is rgb(155, 180, 228) in RGB.

No, #9bb4e4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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