#9bbacd

Color #9bbacd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.09 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 8.7

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Conversions

HEX

#9bbacd

RGB

rgb(155, 186, 205)

HSL

hsl(202.8, 33.3%, 70.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(202.8, 24.4%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.4%, 9.3%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(73.86, -6.23, -13.03)

LCH

lch(73.86, 14.44, 244.45)

OKLCH

oklch(77.2%, 0.0433, 235.06)

HWB

hwb(202.8, 60.8%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cdae9b

Analogous

#9bcdc7

#9bbacd

#9ba1cd

Triadic

#9bbacd

#cd9bba

#bacd9b

Split-complementary

#9bbacd

#cd9ba1

#cdc79b

Tetradic

#9bbacd

#ae9bcd

#cdae9b

#bacd9b

Square

#9bbacd

#c79bcd

#cdae9b

#a1cd9b

Shades

Color #9bbacd mixed toward black.

#739eb9

#5082a0

#3c6178

#284150

#142028

Tints

Color #9bbacd mixed toward white.

#acc6d5

#bcd1de

#cddde6

#dee8ee

#eef4f7

Tones

Color #9bbacd mixed toward gray.

#9fb9c9

#a3b8c5

#a8b7c1

#acb6bc

#b0b5b8

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

#a9aac9 · ΔE 14.3

Deuteranopia

#a7a5c8 · ΔE 16

Tritanopia

#9dc5c4 · ΔE 10.3

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 11.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9bbacd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9bbacd]

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Frequently asked questions

#9bbacd (#9bbacd) is rgb(155, 186, 205) in RGB.

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

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