#9bbadf

Color #9bbadf

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.85 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#9bbadf

RGB

rgb(155, 186, 223)

HSL

hsl(212.6, 51.5%, 74.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(212.6, 30.5%, 87.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(30.5%, 16.6%, 0%, 12.5%)

LAB

lab(74.45, -1.95, -21.93)

LCH

lch(74.45, 22.02, 264.92)

OKLCH

oklch(77.9%, 0.0629, 253.09)

HWB

hwb(212.6, 60.8%, 12.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dfc09b

Analogous

#9bdcdf

#9bbadf

#9e9bdf

Triadic

#9bbadf

#df9bba

#badf9b

Split-complementary

#9bbadf

#df9e9b

#dcdf9b

Tetradic

#9bbadf

#c09bdf

#dfc09b

#badf9b

Square

#9bbadf

#df9bdc

#dfc09b

#9bdf9e

Shades

Color #9bbadf mixed toward black.

#6b99d0

#3d78bf

#2e5a8f

#1f3c5f

#0f1e30

Tints

Color #9bbadf mixed toward white.

#acc6e4

#bcd1ea

#cdddef

#dee8f4

#eef4fa

Tones

Color #9bbadf mixed toward gray.

#a1bad9

#a6bbd4

#acbbce

#b2bcc8

#b7bcc3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.48:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.48:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9aad7 · ΔE 10.6

Deuteranopia

#a7a5d5 · ΔE 11.6

Tritanopia

#9dd0cf · ΔE 17.4

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 14.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9bbadf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9bbadf]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#9bbadf (#9bbadf) is rgb(155, 186, 223) in RGB.

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

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