#9cb2da

Color #9cb2da

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 10.07 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#9cb2da

RGB

rgb(156, 178, 218)

HSL

hsl(218.7, 45.6%, 73.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.7, 28.4%, 85.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(28.4%, 18.3%, 0%, 14.5%)

LAB

lab(72.21, 1.48, -22.62)

LCH

lch(72.21, 22.67, 273.74)

OKLCH

oklch(76.1%, 0.0627, 262.3)

HWB

hwb(218.7, 61.2%, 14.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dac49c

Analogous

#9cd1da

#9cb2da

#a59cda

Triadic

#9cb2da

#da9cb2

#b2da9c

Split-complementary

#9cb2da

#daa59c

#d1da9c

Tetradic

#9cb2da

#c49cda

#dac49c

#b2da9c

Square

#9cb2da

#da9cd1

#dac49c

#9cdaa5

Shades

Color #9cb2da mixed toward black.

#6f8fc9

#446cb5

#335188

#22365b

#111b2d

Tints

Color #9cb2da mixed toward white.

#acbfe0

#bdcce6

#cdd8ec

#dee5f3

#eef2f9

Tones

Color #9cb2da mixed toward gray.

#a1b3d5

#a6b5d0

#abb6ca

#b1b8c5

#b6b9c0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.14:1

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

#a6a6d1 · ΔE 7.8

Deuteranopia

#a5a3cf · ΔE 8.6

Tritanopia

#9dcac8 · ΔE 19.6

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 15

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9cb2da;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9cb2da]

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

#9cb2da (#9cb2da) is rgb(156, 178, 218) in RGB.

No, #9cb2da is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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