#9bb6c9

Color #9bb6c9

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.35 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#9bb6c9

RGB

rgb(155, 182, 201)

HSL

hsl(204.8, 29.9%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(204.8, 22.9%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.9%, 9.5%, 0%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(72.65, -5, -12.66)

LCH

lch(72.65, 13.61, 248.45)

OKLCH

oklch(76.2%, 0.0403, 238.72)

HWB

hwb(204.8, 60.8%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c9ae9b

Analogous

#9bc9c5

#9bb6c9

#9b9fc9

Triadic

#9bb6c9

#c99bb6

#b6c99b

Split-complementary

#9bb6c9

#c99b9f

#c9c59b

Tetradic

#9bb6c9

#ae9bc9

#c9ae9b

#b6c99b

Square

#9bb6c9

#c59bc9

#c9ae9b

#9fc99b

Shades

Color #9bb6c9 mixed toward black.

#749ab4

#537d9a

#3e5e74

#2a3e4d

#151f27

Tints

Color #9bb6c9 mixed toward white.

#acc2d2

#bccedb

#cddae4

#dee7ed

#eef3f6

Tones

Color #9bb6c9 mixed toward gray.

#9fb5c5

#a3b5c1

#a6b4be

#aab3ba

#aeb3b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.12:1

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

#a7a8c5 · ΔE 12.8

Deuteranopia

#a6a4c4 · ΔE 14.5

Tritanopia

#9cc1c0 · ΔE 10.7

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 11

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9bb6c9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9bb6c9]

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Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#9bb6c9 (#9bb6c9) is rgb(155, 182, 201) in RGB.

No, #9bb6c9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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