#9cb3e0

Color #9cb3e0

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 12.07 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#9cb3e0

RGB

rgb(156, 179, 224)

HSL

hsl(219.7, 52.3%, 74.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(219.7, 30.4%, 87.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(30.4%, 20.1%, 0%, 12.2%)

LAB

lab(72.69, 2.4, -25.16)

LCH

lch(72.69, 25.27, 275.45)

OKLCH

oklch(76.5%, 0.0697, 263.66)

HWB

hwb(219.7, 61.2%, 12.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e0c99c

Analogous

#9cd5e0

#9cb3e0

#a79ce0

Triadic

#9cb3e0

#e09cb3

#b3e09c

Split-complementary

#9cb3e0

#e0a79c

#d5e09c

Tetradic

#9cb3e0

#c99ce0

#e0c99c

#b3e09c

Square

#9cb3e0

#e09cd5

#e0c99c

#9ce0a7

Shades

Color #9cb3e0 mixed toward black.

#6c8ed1

#3c69c1

#2d4f91

#1e3560

#0f1a30

Tints

Color #9cb3e0 mixed toward white.

#acc0e5

#bdccea

#cdd9ef

#dee6f5

#eef2fa

Tones

Color #9cb3e0 mixed toward gray.

#a2b5da

#a7b7d5

#adb8cf

#b3bac9

#b8bcc4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.94:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.94:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a7d6 · ΔE 7.2

Deuteranopia

#a5a3d4 · ΔE 8.3

Tritanopia

#9dcecc · ΔE 20.8

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 16.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9cb3e0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9cb3e0]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#9cb3e0 (#9cb3e0) is rgb(156, 179, 224) in RGB.

No, #9cb3e0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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