#9bc5fa

Color #9bc5fa

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 10.06 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 2.6

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Conversions

HEX

#9bc5fa

RGB

rgb(155, 197, 250)

HSL

hsl(213.5, 90.5%, 79.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(213.5, 38%, 98%)

CMYK

cmyk(38%, 21.2%, 0%, 2%)

LAB

lab(78.35, -1.07, -30.53)

LCH

lch(78.35, 30.55, 267.99)

OKLCH

oklch(81.3%, 0.0878, 254.54)

HWB

hwb(213.5, 60.8%, 2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#fad09b

Analogous

#9bf4fa

#9bc5fa

#a09bfa

Triadic

#9bc5fa

#fa9bc5

#c5fa9b

Split-complementary

#9bc5fa

#faa09b

#f4fa9b

Tetradic

#9bc5fa

#d09bfa

#fad09b

#c5fa9b

Square

#9bc5fa

#fa9bf4

#fad09b

#9bfaa0

Shades

Color #9bc5fa mixed toward black.

#5ba0f7

#1a7af4

#0a5bc1

#063c81

#031e40

Tints

Color #9bc5fa mixed toward white.

#accffb

#bcd8fc

#cde2fd

#deecfd

#eef5fe

Tones

Color #9bc5fa mixed toward gray.

#a3c6f2

#abc7ea

#b3c8e2

#bbc9da

#c3cad2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.79:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.76:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.76:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafef · ΔE 11.4

Deuteranopia

#aca9ec · ΔE 12.4

Tritanopia

#9de5e3 · ΔE 21.1

Achromatopsia

#c2c2c2 · ΔE 18.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9bc5fa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9bc5fa]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#9bc5fa (#9bc5fa) is rgb(155, 197, 250) in RGB.

No, #9bc5fa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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