#9bbdee

Color #9bbdee

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 11.69 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#9bbdee

RGB

rgb(155, 189, 238)

HSL

hsl(215.4, 70.9%, 77.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.4, 34.9%, 93.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(34.9%, 20.6%, 0%, 6.7%)

LAB

lab(75.78, 0.17, -28.01)

LCH

lch(75.78, 28.01, 270.35)

OKLCH

oklch(79.1%, 0.0793, 257.47)

HWB

hwb(215.4, 60.8%, 6.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#eecc9b

Analogous

#9be7ee

#9bbdee

#a39bee

Triadic

#9bbdee

#ee9bbd

#bdee9b

Split-complementary

#9bbdee

#eea39b

#e7ee9b

Tetradic

#9bbdee

#cc9bee

#eecc9b

#bdee9b

Square

#9bbdee

#ee9be7

#eecc9b

#9beea3

Shades

Color #9bbdee mixed toward black.

#6398e4

#2b73db

#1d56a8

#133970

#0a1d38

Tints

Color #9bbdee mixed toward white.

#acc8f1

#bcd3f4

#cddef7

#dee9f9

#eef4fc

Tones

Color #9bbdee mixed toward gray.

#a2bee7

#a9c0e0

#b0c1d9

#b7c2d2

#bec3cc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.91:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.91:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ababe3 · ΔE 10

Deuteranopia

#a9a6e1 · ΔE 10.9

Tritanopia

#9ddbd9 · ΔE 20.8

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 17.2

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #9bbdee;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9bbdee]

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

#9bbdee (#9bbdee) is rgb(155, 189, 238) in RGB.

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

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