#9bc9fa

Color #9bc9fa

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 7.63 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 2.1

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Conversions

HEX

#9bc9fa

RGB

rgb(155, 201, 250)

HSL

hsl(210.9, 90.5%, 79.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210.9, 38%, 98%)

CMYK

cmyk(38%, 19.6%, 0%, 2%)

LAB

lab(79.41, -3.22, -28.89)

LCH

lch(79.41, 29.07, 263.64)

OKLCH

oklch(82.1%, 0.0848, 250.43)

HWB

hwb(210.9, 60.8%, 2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#facc9b

Analogous

#9bf9fa

#9bc9fa

#9c9bfa

Triadic

#9bc9fa

#fa9bc9

#c9fa9b

Split-complementary

#9bc9fa

#fa9c9b

#f9fa9b

Tetradic

#9bc9fa

#cc9bfa

#facc9b

#c9fa9b

Square

#9bc9fa

#fa9bf9

#facc9b

#9bfa9c

Shades

Color #9bc9fa mixed toward black.

#5ba6f7

#1a84f4

#0a62c1

#064281

#032140

Tints

Color #9bc9fa mixed toward white.

#acd2fb

#bcdbfc

#cde4fd

#deedfd

#eef6fe

Tones

Color #9bc9fa mixed toward gray.

#a3c9f2

#abcaea

#b3cae2

#bbcada

#c3cad2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.13:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.13:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1ef · ΔE 12.7

Deuteranopia

#aeabed · ΔE 13.6

Tritanopia

#9ee6e4 · ΔE 19.7

Achromatopsia

#c5c5c5 · ΔE 17.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9bc9fa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9bc9fa]

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Frequently asked questions

#9bc9fa (#9bc9fa) is rgb(155, 201, 250) in RGB.

No, #9bc9fa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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