#9bb8de

Color #9bb8de

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.4 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#9bb8de

RGB

rgb(155, 184, 222)

HSL

hsl(214, 50.4%, 73.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214, 30.2%, 87.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(30.2%, 17.1%, 0%, 12.9%)

LAB

lab(73.88, -1.11, -22.26)

LCH

lch(73.88, 22.29, 267.15)

OKLCH

oklch(77.4%, 0.0632, 255.33)

HWB

hwb(214, 60.8%, 12.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dec19b

Analogous

#9bdade

#9bb8de

#9f9bde

Triadic

#9bb8de

#de9bb8

#b8de9b

Split-complementary

#9bb8de

#de9f9b

#dade9b

Tetradic

#9bb8de

#c19bde

#dec19b

#b8de9b

Square

#9bb8de

#de9bda

#dec19b

#9bde9f

Shades

Color #9bb8de mixed toward black.

#6c96ce

#3e75bd

#2f588e

#1f3b5e

#101d2f

Tints

Color #9bb8de mixed toward white.

#acc4e3

#bcd0e9

#cddbee

#dee7f4

#eef3f9

Tones

Color #9bb8de mixed toward gray.

#a0b9d8

#a6b9d3

#acbacd

#b1bbc8

#b7bcc2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.3:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.3:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a9d6 · ΔE 9.8

Deuteranopia

#a7a4d4 · ΔE 11.1

Tritanopia

#9dcfcd · ΔE 18.3

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 14.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9bb8de;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9bb8de]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#9bb8de (#9bb8de) is rgb(155, 184, 222) in RGB.

No, #9bb8de is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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