#9cb0e8

Color #9cb0e8

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 17.89 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#9cb0e8

RGB

rgb(156, 176, 232)

HSL

hsl(224.2, 62.3%, 76.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(224.2, 32.8%, 91%)

CMYK

cmyk(32.8%, 24.1%, 0%, 9%)

LAB

lab(72.19, 6.06, -30.28)

LCH

lch(72.19, 30.88, 281.32)

OKLCH

oklch(76.2%, 0.0838, 269.18)

HWB

hwb(224.2, 61.2%, 9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e8d49c

Analogous

#9cd6e8

#9cb0e8

#ae9ce8

Triadic

#9cb0e8

#e89cb0

#b0e89c

Split-complementary

#9cb0e8

#e8ae9c

#d6e89c

Tetradic

#9cb0e8

#d49ce8

#e8d49c

#b0e89c

Square

#9cb0e8

#e89cd6

#e8d49c

#9ce8ae

Shades

Color #9cb0e8 mixed toward black.

#6886dc

#335cd0

#25449d

#182e69

#0c1734

Tints

Color #9cb0e8 mixed toward white.

#adbdec

#bdcaf0

#ced8f4

#dee5f7

#eff2fb

Tones

Color #9cb0e8 mixed toward gray.

#a2b3e2

#a9b6db

#afb9d5

#b5bccf

#bcbfc8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.79:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.79:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a5dc · ΔE 6.1

Deuteranopia

#a4a2d9 · ΔE 6.9

Tritanopia

#9dd2d0 · ΔE 23.3

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 18.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9cb0e8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9cb0e8]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#9cb0e8 (#9cb0e8) is rgb(156, 176, 232) in RGB.

No, #9cb0e8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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