#9bb5da

Color #9bb5da

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.41 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#9bb5da

RGB

rgb(155, 181, 218)

HSL

hsl(215.2, 46%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.2, 28.9%, 85.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(28.9%, 17%, 0%, 14.5%)

LAB

lab(72.94, -0.45, -21.51)

LCH

lch(72.94, 21.51, 268.8)

OKLCH

oklch(76.6%, 0.0605, 257.2)

HWB

hwb(215.2, 60.8%, 14.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dac09b

Analogous

#9bd4da

#9bb5da

#a09bda

Triadic

#9bb5da

#da9bb5

#b5da9b

Split-complementary

#9bb5da

#daa09b

#d4da9b

Tetradic

#9bb5da

#c09bda

#dac09b

#b5da9b

Square

#9bb5da

#da9bd4

#dac09b

#9bdaa0

Shades

Color #9bb5da mixed toward black.

#6d93c9

#4372b5

#325688

#22395b

#111d2d

Tints

Color #9bb5da mixed toward white.

#acc1e0

#bccee6

#cddaec

#dee6f3

#eef3f9

Tones

Color #9bb5da mixed toward gray.

#a0b6d5

#a5b7cf

#abb8ca

#b0b9c5

#b5b9c0

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

#a7a7d2 · ΔE 9.4

Deuteranopia

#a5a3d0 · ΔE 10.2

Tritanopia

#9ccbca · ΔE 17.9

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 14.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9bb5da;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9bb5da]

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

#9bb5da (#9bb5da) is rgb(155, 181, 218) in RGB.

No, #9bb5da is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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