#9cb1d1

Color #9cb1d1

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.69 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#9cb1d1

RGB

rgb(156, 177, 209)

HSL

hsl(216.2, 36.6%, 71.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.2, 25.4%, 82%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.4%, 15.3%, 0%, 18%)

LAB

lab(71.63, -0.13, -18.58)

LCH

lch(71.63, 18.58, 269.6)

OKLCH

oklch(75.5%, 0.0518, 258.76)

HWB

hwb(216.2, 61.2%, 18%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d1bc9c

Analogous

#9cccd1

#9cb1d1

#a29cd1

Triadic

#9cb1d1

#d19cb1

#b1d19c

Split-complementary

#9cb1d1

#d1a29c

#ccd19c

Tetradic

#9cb1d1

#bc9cd1

#d1bc9c

#b1d19c

Square

#9cb1d1

#d19ccc

#d1bc9c

#9cd1a2

Shades

Color #9cb1d1 mixed toward black.

#7390be

#4d71a6

#3a547d

#273853

#131c2a

Tints

Color #9cb1d1 mixed toward white.

#adbed9

#bdcbe0

#ced8e8

#dee5f0

#eff2f7

Tones

Color #9cb1d1 mixed toward gray.

#a0b2cd

#a5b3c8

#a9b4c4

#aeb5bf

#b2b6bb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.18:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.62:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.62:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a6ca · ΔE 8.6

Deuteranopia

#a4a3c8 · ΔE 9.2

Tritanopia

#9dc4c3 · ΔE 16.7

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 13.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9cb1d1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9cb1d1]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#9cb1d1 (#9cb1d1) is rgb(156, 177, 209) in RGB.

No, #9cb1d1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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