#9bb9f5

Color #9bb9f5

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 16.35 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#9bb9f5

RGB

rgb(155, 185, 245)

HSL

hsl(220, 81.8%, 78.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220, 36.7%, 96.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(36.7%, 24.5%, 0%, 3.9%)

LAB

lab(74.99, 4.16, -33.01)

LCH

lch(74.99, 33.27, 277.18)

OKLCH

oklch(78.6%, 0.0921, 263.83)

HWB

hwb(220, 60.8%, 3.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f5d79b

Analogous

#9be6f5

#9bb9f5

#aa9bf5

Triadic

#9bb9f5

#f59bb9

#b9f59b

Split-complementary

#9bb9f5

#f5aa9b

#e6f59b

Tetradic

#9bb9f5

#d79bf5

#f5d79b

#b9f59b

Square

#9bb9f5

#f59be6

#f5d79b

#9bf5aa

Shades

Color #9bb9f5 mixed toward black.

#5e8eef

#2264e9

#1249b6

#0c3079

#06183d

Tints

Color #9bb9f5 mixed toward white.

#acc5f7

#bcd0f8

#cddcfa

#dee8fc

#eef3fd

Tones

Color #9bb9f5 mixed toward gray.

#a2bbed

#aabee6

#b1c0de

#b9c3d7

#c0c5cf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.65:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.65:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a9e8 · ΔE 8.3

Deuteranopia

#a7a5e5 · ΔE 9.1

Tritanopia

#9ddedb · ΔE 23.7

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 19.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9bb9f5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9bb9f5]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#9bb9f5 (#9bb9f5) is rgb(155, 185, 245) in RGB.

No, #9bb9f5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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