#9cb3c2

Color #9cb3c2

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 9.03 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#9cb3c2

RGB

rgb(156, 179, 194)

HSL

hsl(203.7, 23.7%, 68.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(203.7, 19.6%, 76.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.6%, 7.7%, 0%, 23.9%)

LAB

lab(71.69, -4.65, -10.26)

LCH

lch(71.69, 11.26, 245.62)

OKLCH

oklch(75.4%, 0.0333, 236.5)

HWB

hwb(203.7, 61.2%, 23.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c2ab9c

Analogous

#9cc2be

#9cb3c2

#9ca0c2

Triadic

#9cb3c2

#c29cb3

#b3c29c

Split-complementary

#9cb3c2

#c29ca0

#c2be9c

Tetradic

#9cb3c2

#ab9cc2

#c2ab9c

#b3c29c

Square

#9cb3c2

#be9cc2

#c2ab9c

#a0c29c

Shades

Color #9cb3c2 mixed toward black.

#7897ac

#597a90

#435c6c

#2c3d48

#161f24

Tints

Color #9cb3c2 mixed toward white.

#acc0cc

#bdccd6

#cdd9e0

#dee6eb

#eef2f5

Tones

Color #9cb3c2 mixed toward gray.

#9fb2bf

#a2b2bc

#a5b1b8

#a9b0b5

#acb0b2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.18:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.64:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.64:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a7bf · ΔE 11.7

Deuteranopia

#a5a3be · ΔE 13.7

Tritanopia

#9dbcbb · ΔE 9

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 9.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9cb3c2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9cb3c2]

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Sky Blue #87ceeb

Frequently asked questions

#9cb3c2 (#9cb3c2) is rgb(156, 179, 194) in RGB.

No, #9cb3c2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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