#9bbde0

Color #9bbde0

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.07 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#9bbde0

RGB

rgb(155, 189, 224)

HSL

hsl(210.4, 52.7%, 74.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210.4, 30.8%, 87.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(30.8%, 15.6%, 0%, 12.2%)

LAB

lab(75.29, -3.32, -21.2)

LCH

lch(75.29, 21.46, 261.1)

OKLCH

oklch(78.6%, 0.0622, 249.38)

HWB

hwb(210.4, 60.8%, 12.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e0be9b

Analogous

#9be0e0

#9bbde0

#9b9be0

Triadic

#9bbde0

#e09bbd

#bde09b

Split-complementary

#9bbde0

#e09b9b

#e0e09b

Tetradic

#9bbde0

#be9be0

#e0be9b

#bde09b

Square

#9bbde0

#e09be0

#e0be9b

#9be09b

Shades

Color #9bbde0 mixed toward black.

#6b9dd1

#3c7dc1

#2d5e91

#1e3f60

#0f1f30

Tints

Color #9bbde0 mixed toward white.

#acc8e5

#bcd3ea

#cddef0

#dee9f5

#eef4fa

Tones

Color #9bbde0 mixed toward gray.

#a1bdda

#a6bdd4

#acbdcf

#b2bdc9

#b8bdc3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.75:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.75:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ababd8 · ΔE 12.1

Deuteranopia

#a9a6d6 · ΔE 13.1

Tritanopia

#9dd2d0 · ΔE 16.9

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 14.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9bbde0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9bbde0]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#9bbde0 (#9bbde0) is rgb(155, 189, 224) in RGB.

No, #9bbde0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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