#9bb5f2

Color #9bb5f2

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 18.07 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#9bb5f2

RGB

rgb(155, 181, 242)

HSL

hsl(222.1, 77%, 77.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(222.1, 36%, 94.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(36%, 25.2%, 0%, 5.1%)

LAB

lab(73.82, 5.59, -33.2)

LCH

lch(73.82, 33.67, 279.56)

OKLCH

oklch(77.6%, 0.0923, 266.46)

HWB

hwb(222.1, 60.8%, 5.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f2d89b

Analogous

#9be0f2

#9bb5f2

#ac9bf2

Triadic

#9bb5f2

#f29bb5

#b5f29b

Split-complementary

#9bb5f2

#f2ac9b

#e0f29b

Tetradic

#9bb5f2

#d89bf2

#f2d89b

#b5f29b

Square

#9bb5f2

#f29be0

#f2d89b

#9bf2ac

Shades

Color #9bb5f2 mixed toward black.

#6089ea

#265ee3

#1744b0

#0f2e75

#08173b

Tints

Color #9bb5f2 mixed toward white.

#acc1f4

#bccef6

#cddaf8

#dee6fb

#eef3fd

Tones

Color #9bb5f2 mixed toward gray.

#a2b8eb

#a9bbe3

#b1bedc

#b8c1d5

#bfc3ce

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.29:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.29:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a7e5 · ΔE 7.4

Deuteranopia

#a5a3e2 · ΔE 8.2

Tritanopia

#9cdad8 · ΔE 23.8

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 19.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9bb5f2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9bb5f2]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#9bb5f2 (#9bb5f2) is rgb(155, 181, 242) in RGB.

No, #9bb5f2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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