#9cb6e3

Color #9cb6e3

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 11.64 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#9cb6e3

RGB

rgb(156, 182, 227)

HSL

hsl(218, 55.9%, 75.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218, 31.3%, 89%)

CMYK

cmyk(31.3%, 19.8%, 0%, 11%)

LAB

lab(73.59, 1.5, -25.41)

LCH

lch(73.59, 25.45, 273.38)

OKLCH

oklch(77.3%, 0.0708, 261.31)

HWB

hwb(218, 61.2%, 11%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e3c99c

Analogous

#9cdae3

#9cb6e3

#a59ce3

Triadic

#9cb6e3

#e39cb6

#b6e39c

Split-complementary

#9cb6e3

#e3a59c

#dae39c

Tetradic

#9cb6e3

#c99ce3

#e3c99c

#b6e39c

Square

#9cb6e3

#e39cda

#e3c99c

#9ce3a5

Shades

Color #9cb6e3 mixed toward black.

#6a91d5

#386dc7

#2a5195

#1c3664

#0e1b32

Tints

Color #9cb6e3 mixed toward white.

#adc2e8

#bdceec

#cedbf1

#dee7f6

#eff3fa

Tones

Color #9cb6e3 mixed toward gray.

#a2b8dd

#a8b9d7

#aebbd1

#b4bccb

#babec5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.21:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.21:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8d9 · ΔE 8.3

Deuteranopia

#a6a4d7 · ΔE 9.1

Tritanopia

#9dd1cf · ΔE 20.5

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 16.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9cb6e3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9cb6e3]

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

#9cb6e3 (#9cb6e3) is rgb(156, 182, 227) in RGB.

No, #9cb6e3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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