#9cb2d6

Color #9cb2d6

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.58 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#9cb2d6

RGB

rgb(156, 178, 214)

HSL

hsl(217.2, 41.4%, 72.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.2, 27.1%, 83.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.1%, 16.8%, 0%, 16.1%)

LAB

lab(72.07, 0.52, -20.65)

LCH

lch(72.07, 20.66, 271.44)

OKLCH

oklch(75.9%, 0.0574, 260.18)

HWB

hwb(217.2, 61.2%, 16.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d6c09c

Analogous

#9ccfd6

#9cb2d6

#a39cd6

Triadic

#9cb2d6

#d69cb2

#b2d69c

Split-complementary

#9cb2d6

#d6a39c

#cfd69c

Tetradic

#9cb2d6

#c09cd6

#d6c09c

#b2d69c

Square

#9cb2d6

#d69ccf

#d6c09c

#9cd6a3

Shades

Color #9cb2d6 mixed toward black.

#7090c4

#486fae

#365383

#243857

#121c2c

Tints

Color #9cb2d6 mixed toward white.

#acbfdd

#bdcce4

#cdd8ea

#dee5f1

#eef2f8

Tones

Color #9cb2d6 mixed toward gray.

#a1b3d1

#a6b4cc

#aab5c7

#afb7c3

#b4b8be

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.75:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.75:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a6ce · ΔE 8.3

Deuteranopia

#a5a3cc · ΔE 9.2

Tritanopia

#9dc7c6 · ΔE 17.9

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 14.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9cb2d6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9cb2d6]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#9cb2d6 (#9cb2d6) is rgb(156, 178, 214) in RGB.

No, #9cb2d6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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