#9bbbd5

Color #9bbbd5

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 5.61 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#9bbbd5

RGB

rgb(155, 187, 213)

HSL

hsl(206.9, 40.8%, 72.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(206.9, 27.2%, 83.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.2%, 12.2%, 0%, 16.5%)

LAB

lab(74.39, -4.89, -16.6)

LCH

lch(74.39, 17.31, 253.59)

OKLCH

oklch(77.7%, 0.051, 242.93)

HWB

hwb(206.9, 60.8%, 16.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d5b59b

Analogous

#9bd5d2

#9bbbd5

#9b9ed5

Triadic

#9bbbd5

#d59bbb

#bbd59b

Split-complementary

#9bbbd5

#d59b9e

#d5d29b

Tetradic

#9bbbd5

#b59bd5

#d5b59b

#bbd59b

Square

#9bbbd5

#d29bd5

#d5b59b

#9ed59b

Shades

Color #9bbbd5 mixed toward black.

#709ec3

#4980ad

#366082

#244056

#12202b

Tints

Color #9bbbd5 mixed toward white.

#acc6dc

#bcd2e3

#cdddea

#dee8f1

#eef4f8

Tones

Color #9bbbd5 mixed toward gray.

#a0bbd0

#a5bacb

#aabac7

#aeb9c2

#b3b9bd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.46:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.46:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaacf · ΔE 13.7

Deuteranopia

#a8a5ce · ΔE 14.9

Tritanopia

#9dcac9 · ΔE 13.3

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 12.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9bbbd5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9bbbd5]

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Slate Gray #708090

Frequently asked questions

#9bbbd5 (#9bbbd5) is rgb(155, 187, 213) in RGB.

No, #9bbbd5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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