#9bbae3

Color #9bbae3

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 9.5 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#9bbae3

RGB

rgb(155, 186, 227)

HSL

hsl(214.2, 56.2%, 74.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.2, 31.7%, 89%)

CMYK

cmyk(31.7%, 18.1%, 0%, 11%)

LAB

lab(74.59, -0.96, -23.89)

LCH

lch(74.59, 23.91, 267.7)

OKLCH

oklch(78%, 0.0679, 255.49)

HWB

hwb(214.2, 60.8%, 11%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e3c49b

Analogous

#9bdee3

#9bbae3

#a09be3

Triadic

#9bbae3

#e39bba

#bae39b

Split-complementary

#9bbae3

#e3a09b

#dee39b

Tetradic

#9bbae3

#c49be3

#e3c49b

#bae39b

Square

#9bbae3

#e39bde

#e3c49b

#9be3a0

Shades

Color #9bbae3 mixed toward black.

#6998d5

#3875c7

#2a5895

#1c3b63

#0e1d32

Tints

Color #9bbae3 mixed toward white.

#acc5e8

#bcd1ec

#cddcf1

#dee8f6

#eef3fa

Tones

Color #9bbae3 mixed toward gray.

#a1bbdd

#a7bcd7

#adbcd1

#b3bdcb

#b9bec5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.53:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.53:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9aada · ΔE 9.9

Deuteranopia

#a7a5d8 · ΔE 10.9

Tritanopia

#9dd3d1 · ΔE 19

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 15.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9bbae3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9bbae3]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#9bbae3 (#9bbae3) is rgb(155, 186, 227) in RGB.

No, #9bbae3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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