#9bb6fa

Color #9bb6fa

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 17.92 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 2.6

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Conversions

HEX

#9bb6fa

RGB

rgb(155, 182, 250)

HSL

hsl(222.9, 90.5%, 79.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(222.9, 38%, 98%)

CMYK

cmyk(38%, 27.2%, 0%, 2%)

LAB

lab(74.4, 7.13, -36.62)

LCH

lch(74.4, 37.31, 281.02)

OKLCH

oklch(78.2%, 0.1021, 267.36)

HWB

hwb(222.9, 60.8%, 2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#fadf9b

Analogous

#9be6fa

#9bb6fa

#af9bfa

Triadic

#9bb6fa

#fa9bb6

#b6fa9b

Split-complementary

#9bb6fa

#faaf9b

#e6fa9b

Tetradic

#9bb6fa

#df9bfa

#fadf9b

#b6fa9b

Square

#9bb6fa

#fa9be6

#fadf9b

#9bfaaf

Shades

Color #9bb6fa mixed toward black.

#5b87f7

#1a58f4

#0a3ec1

#062981

#031540

Tints

Color #9bb6fa mixed toward white.

#acc2fb

#bccefc

#cddbfd

#dee7fd

#eef3fe

Tones

Color #9bb6fa mixed toward gray.

#a3b9f2

#abbdea

#b3c0e2

#bbc4da

#c3c7d2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.47:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.47:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a8ec · ΔE 7.1

Deuteranopia

#a6a4e8 · ΔE 8.2

Tritanopia

#9ce0dd · ΔE 25.4

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 20.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9bb6fa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9bb6fa]

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

#9bb6fa (#9bb6fa) is rgb(155, 182, 250) in RGB.

No, #9bb6fa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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