#9bbbd9

Color #9bbbd9

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 5.81 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#9bbbd9

RGB

rgb(155, 187, 217)

HSL

hsl(209, 44.9%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(209, 28.6%, 85.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(28.6%, 13.8%, 0%, 14.9%)

LAB

lab(74.52, -3.94, -18.57)

LCH

lch(74.52, 18.98, 258.02)

OKLCH

oklch(77.9%, 0.0553, 246.77)

HWB

hwb(209, 60.8%, 14.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d9b99b

Analogous

#9bd9d8

#9bbbd9

#9b9cd9

Triadic

#9bbbd9

#d99bbb

#bbd99b

Split-complementary

#9bbbd9

#d99b9c

#d9d89b

Tetradic

#9bbbd9

#b99bd9

#d9b99b

#bbd99b

Square

#9bbbd9

#d89bd9

#d9b99b

#9cd99b

Shades

Color #9bbbd9 mixed toward black.

#6e9cc8

#447eb4

#335e87

#223f5a

#111f2d

Tints

Color #9bbbd9 mixed toward white.

#acc6df

#bcd2e6

#cdddec

#dee8f2

#eef4f9

Tones

Color #9bbbd9 mixed toward gray.

#a0bbd4

#a5bbcf

#aabac9

#b0bac4

#b5babf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.5:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.5:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaad2 · ΔE 12.7

Deuteranopia

#a8a5d1 · ΔE 13.8

Tritanopia

#9dcdcb · ΔE 15.3

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 13.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9bbbd9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9bbbd9]

Related colors

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#9bbbd9 (#9bbbd9) is rgb(155, 187, 217) in RGB.

No, #9bbbd9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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