#9cb0d7

Color #9cb0d7

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 10.13 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#9cb0d7

RGB

rgb(156, 176, 215)

HSL

hsl(219.7, 42.4%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(219.7, 27.4%, 84.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.4%, 18.1%, 0%, 15.7%)

LAB

lab(71.57, 1.85, -21.95)

LCH

lch(71.57, 22.03, 274.82)

OKLCH

oklch(75.5%, 0.0606, 263.65)

HWB

hwb(219.7, 61.2%, 15.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d7c39c

Analogous

#9ccdd7

#9cb0d7

#a59cd7

Triadic

#9cb0d7

#d79cb0

#b0d79c

Split-complementary

#9cb0d7

#d7a59c

#cdd79c

Tetradic

#9cb0d7

#c39cd7

#d7c39c

#b0d79c

Square

#9cb0d7

#d79ccd

#d7c39c

#9cd7a5

Shades

Color #9cb0d7 mixed toward black.

#708dc5

#476bb0

#355084

#243558

#121b2c

Tints

Color #9cb0d7 mixed toward white.

#acbdde

#bdcae4

#cdd7eb

#dee5f2

#eef2f8

Tones

Color #9cb0d7 mixed toward gray.

#a1b1d2

#a6b3cd

#abb5c8

#b0b6c3

#b4b8be

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.6:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.6:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a5ce · ΔE 7.3

Deuteranopia

#a4a2cc · ΔE 8.1

Tritanopia

#9dc7c6 · ΔE 19.1

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 14.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9cb0d7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9cb0d7]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#9cb0d7 (#9cb0d7) is rgb(156, 176, 215) in RGB.

No, #9cb0d7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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