#9bbce9

Color #9bbce9

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 11.25 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#9bbce9

RGB

rgb(155, 188, 233)

HSL

hsl(214.6, 63.9%, 76.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.6, 33.5%, 91.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(33.5%, 19.3%, 0%, 8.6%)

LAB

lab(75.34, -0.55, -26)

LCH

lch(75.34, 26.01, 268.79)

OKLCH

oklch(78.7%, 0.0738, 256.28)

HWB

hwb(214.6, 60.8%, 8.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e9c89b

Analogous

#9be3e9

#9bbce9

#a19be9

Triadic

#9bbce9

#e99bbc

#bce99b

Split-complementary

#9bbce9

#e9a19b

#e3e99b

Tetradic

#9bbce9

#c89be9

#e9c89b

#bce99b

Square

#9bbce9

#e99be3

#e9c89b

#9be9a1

Shades

Color #9bbce9 mixed toward black.

#6699dd

#3175d2

#23589f

#173a6a

#0c1d35

Tints

Color #9bbce9 mixed toward white.

#acc7ed

#bcd2f0

#cddef4

#dee9f8

#eef4fb

Tones

Color #9bbce9 mixed toward gray.

#a2bde3

#a8bedc

#afbfd6

#b5c0cf

#bcc1c9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.76:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.76:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaabdf · ΔE 9.9

Deuteranopia

#a8a6dd · ΔE 10.8

Tritanopia

#9dd7d5 · ΔE 19.8

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 16.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9bbce9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9bbce9]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#9bbce9 (#9bbce9) is rgb(155, 188, 233) in RGB.

No, #9bbce9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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