#9cb1d5

Color #9cb1d5

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.81 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#9cb1d5

RGB

rgb(156, 177, 213)

HSL

hsl(217.9, 40.4%, 72.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.9, 26.8%, 83.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(26.8%, 16.9%, 0%, 16.5%)

LAB

lab(71.77, 0.82, -20.56)

LCH

lch(71.77, 20.58, 272.28)

OKLCH

oklch(75.7%, 0.057, 261.22)

HWB

hwb(217.9, 61.2%, 16.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d5c09c

Analogous

#9cced5

#9cb1d5

#a49cd5

Triadic

#9cb1d5

#d59cb1

#b1d59c

Split-complementary

#9cb1d5

#d5a49c

#ced59c

Tetradic

#9cb1d5

#c09cd5

#d5c09c

#b1d59c

Square

#9cb1d5

#d59cce

#d5c09c

#9cd5a4

Shades

Color #9cb1d5 mixed toward black.

#718fc3

#496ead

#375282

#253756

#121b2b

Tints

Color #9cb1d5 mixed toward white.

#adbedc

#bdcbe3

#ced8ea

#dee5f1

#eff2f8

Tones

Color #9cb1d5 mixed toward gray.

#a1b2d0

#a6b4cc

#aab5c7

#afb6c2

#b4b7bd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.66:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.66:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a6cd · ΔE 8

Deuteranopia

#a4a3cb · ΔE 8.5

Tritanopia

#9dc6c5 · ΔE 18

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 14.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9cb1d5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9cb1d5]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#9cb1d5 (#9cb1d5) is rgb(156, 177, 213) in RGB.

No, #9cb1d5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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