#9bbcef

Color #9bbcef

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 12.52 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#9bbcef

RGB

rgb(155, 188, 239)

HSL

hsl(216.4, 72.4%, 77.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.4, 35.1%, 93.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(35.1%, 21.3%, 0%, 6.3%)

LAB

lab(75.55, 0.97, -28.91)

LCH

lch(75.55, 28.93, 271.92)

OKLCH

oklch(78.9%, 0.0814, 258.95)

HWB

hwb(216.4, 60.8%, 6.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#efce9b

Analogous

#9be6ef

#9bbcef

#a49bef

Triadic

#9bbcef

#ef9bbc

#bcef9b

Split-complementary

#9bbcef

#efa49b

#e6ef9b

Tetradic

#9bbcef

#ce9bef

#efce9b

#bcef9b

Square

#9bbcef

#ef9be6

#efce9b

#9befa4

Shades

Color #9bbcef mixed toward black.

#6396e6

#2a70dd

#1b53aa

#123871

#091c39

Tints

Color #9bbcef mixed toward white.

#acc7f2

#bcd2f4

#cddef7

#dee9fa

#eef4fc

Tones

Color #9bbcef mixed toward gray.

#a2bee8

#a9bfe1

#b0c1da

#b7c2d3

#bec4cc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.83:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.83:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaabe4 · ΔE 9.3

Deuteranopia

#a8a6e1 · ΔE 10.3

Tritanopia

#9ddbd9 · ΔE 21.3

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 17.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9bbcef;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9bbcef]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#9bbcef (#9bbcef) is rgb(155, 188, 239) in RGB.

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

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