#9bb7de

Color #9bb7de

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.91 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#9bb7de

RGB

rgb(155, 183, 222)

HSL

hsl(214.9, 50.4%, 73.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.9, 30.2%, 87.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(30.2%, 17.6%, 0%, 12.9%)

LAB

lab(73.62, -0.56, -22.66)

LCH

lch(73.62, 22.67, 268.58)

OKLCH

oklch(77.2%, 0.064, 256.72)

HWB

hwb(214.9, 60.8%, 12.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dec29b

Analogous

#9bd9de

#9bb7de

#a09bde

Triadic

#9bb7de

#de9bb7

#b7de9b

Split-complementary

#9bb7de

#dea09b

#d9de9b

Tetradic

#9bb7de

#c29bde

#dec29b

#b7de9b

Square

#9bb7de

#de9bd9

#dec29b

#9bdea0

Shades

Color #9bb7de mixed toward black.

#6c95ce

#3e73bd

#2f568e

#1f3a5e

#101d2f

Tints

Color #9bb7de mixed toward white.

#acc3e3

#bccfe9

#cddbee

#dee7f4

#eef3f9

Tones

Color #9bb7de mixed toward gray.

#a0b8d8

#a6b9d3

#acbacd

#b1bbc8

#b7bcc2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.22:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.22:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8d5 · ΔE 9.7

Deuteranopia

#a6a4d3 · ΔE 10.5

Tritanopia

#9dcecd · ΔE 18.3

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 15

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9bb7de;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9bb7de]

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

#9bb7de (#9bb7de) is rgb(155, 183, 222) in RGB.

No, #9bb7de is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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