#9bc8fb

Color #9bc8fb

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 8.52 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 2.1

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Conversions

HEX

#9bc8fb

RGB

rgb(155, 200, 251)

HSL

hsl(211.9, 92.3%, 79.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(211.9, 38.2%, 98.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(38.2%, 20.3%, 0%, 1.6%)

LAB

lab(79.18, -2.42, -29.78)

LCH

lch(79.18, 29.88, 265.35)

OKLCH

oklch(81.9%, 0.0866, 251.98)

HWB

hwb(211.9, 60.8%, 1.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#fbce9b

Analogous

#9bf8fb

#9bc8fb

#9e9bfb

Triadic

#9bc8fb

#fb9bc8

#c8fb9b

Split-complementary

#9bc8fb

#fb9e9b

#f8fb9b

Tetradic

#9bc8fb

#ce9bfb

#fbce9b

#c8fb9b

Square

#9bc8fb

#fb9bf8

#fbce9b

#9bfb9e

Shades

Color #9bc8fb mixed toward black.

#5aa4f8

#1980f6

#0860c3

#054082

#032041

Tints

Color #9bc8fb mixed toward white.

#acd1fc

#bcdafc

#cde3fd

#deedfe

#eef6fe

Tones

Color #9bc8fb mixed toward gray.

#a3c8f3

#abc9eb

#b3c9e3

#bbcadb

#c3cad3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.74:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.05:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.05:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b1f0 · ΔE 12

Deuteranopia

#aeaaed · ΔE 13.5

Tritanopia

#9ee7e5 · ΔE 20.4

Achromatopsia

#c4c4c4 · ΔE 17.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9bc8fb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9bc8fb]

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Frequently asked questions

#9bc8fb (#9bc8fb) is rgb(155, 200, 251) in RGB.

No, #9bc8fb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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