#9bbedc

Color #9bbedc

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 5.9 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#9bbedc

RGB

rgb(155, 190, 220)

HSL

hsl(207.7, 48.1%, 73.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(207.7, 29.5%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(29.5%, 13.6%, 0%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(75.43, -4.83, -18.83)

LCH

lch(75.43, 19.44, 255.61)

OKLCH

oklch(78.6%, 0.0572, 244.51)

HWB

hwb(207.7, 60.8%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dcb99b

Analogous

#9bdcd9

#9bbedc

#9b9ddc

Triadic

#9bbedc

#dc9bbe

#bedc9b

Split-complementary

#9bbedc

#dc9b9d

#dcd99b

Tetradic

#9bbedc

#b99bdc

#dcb99b

#bedc9b

Square

#9bbedc

#d99bdc

#dcb99b

#9ddc9b

Shades

Color #9bbedc mixed toward black.

#6da0cc

#4182b9

#31618b

#20415d

#10202e

Tints

Color #9bbedc mixed toward white.

#acc9e2

#bcd4e8

#cddeed

#dee9f3

#eef4f9

Tones

Color #9bbedc mixed toward gray.

#a0bed7

#a6bdd1

#abbdcc

#b1bcc6

#b6bcc1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.79:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.79:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#abacd5 · ΔE 13.2

Deuteranopia

#a9a7d4 · ΔE 14.2

Tritanopia

#9dd0ce · ΔE 15.1

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 13.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9bbedc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9bbedc]

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Slate Gray #708090

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#9bbedc (#9bbedc) is rgb(155, 190, 220) in RGB.

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

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