#9bbbed

Color #9bbbed

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 12.67 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#9bbbed

RGB

rgb(155, 187, 237)

HSL

hsl(216.6, 69.5%, 76.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.6, 34.6%, 92.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(34.6%, 21.1%, 0%, 7.1%)

LAB

lab(75.22, 1.01, -28.35)

LCH

lch(75.22, 28.37, 272.04)

OKLCH

oklch(78.6%, 0.0797, 259.16)

HWB

hwb(216.6, 60.8%, 7.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#edcd9b

Analogous

#9be4ed

#9bbbed

#a49bed

Triadic

#9bbbed

#ed9bbb

#bbed9b

Split-complementary

#9bbbed

#eda49b

#e4ed9b

Tetradic

#9bbbed

#cd9bed

#edcd9b

#bbed9b

Square

#9bbbed

#ed9be4

#edcd9b

#9beda4

Shades

Color #9bbbed mixed toward black.

#6495e3

#2c70d9

#1e53a6

#14376f

#0a1c37

Tints

Color #9bbbed mixed toward white.

#acc6f0

#bcd2f3

#cdddf6

#dee8f9

#eef4fc

Tones

Color #9bbbed mixed toward gray.

#a2bde6

#a9bedf

#b0c0d9

#b6c1d2

#bdc3cb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.72:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.72:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaae2 · ΔE 9.4

Deuteranopia

#a8a5e0 · ΔE 10.3

Tritanopia

#9dd9d7 · ΔE 21.1

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 17.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9bbbed;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9bbbed]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#9bbbed (#9bbbed) is rgb(155, 187, 237) in RGB.

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

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