#9bb9e7

Color #9bb9e7

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 11.88 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#9bb9e7

RGB

rgb(155, 185, 231)

HSL

hsl(216.3, 61.3%, 75.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.3, 32.9%, 90.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(32.9%, 19.9%, 0%, 9.4%)

LAB

lab(74.47, 0.58, -26.25)

LCH

lch(74.47, 26.26, 271.27)

OKLCH

oklch(78%, 0.0738, 258.83)

HWB

hwb(216.3, 60.8%, 9.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e7c99b

Analogous

#9bdfe7

#9bb9e7

#a39be7

Triadic

#9bb9e7

#e79bb9

#b9e79b

Split-complementary

#9bb9e7

#e7a39b

#dfe79b

Tetradic

#9bb9e7

#c99be7

#e7c99b

#b9e79b

Square

#9bb9e7

#e79bdf

#e7c99b

#9be7a3

Shades

Color #9bb9e7 mixed toward black.

#6795db

#3370ce

#25549c

#193868

#0c1c34

Tints

Color #9bb9e7 mixed toward white.

#acc5eb

#bcd0ef

#cddcf3

#dee8f7

#eef3fb

Tones

Color #9bb9e7 mixed toward gray.

#a1bae1

#a8bcda

#aebdd4

#b4bece

#bbc0c7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.49:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.49:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a9dd · ΔE 9.3

Deuteranopia

#a7a5db · ΔE 10

Tritanopia

#9dd5d3 · ΔE 20.4

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 16.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9bb9e7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9bb9e7]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#9bb9e7 (#9bb9e7) is rgb(155, 185, 231) in RGB.

No, #9bb9e7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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