#9cb9e1

Color #9cb9e1

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 9.04 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#9cb9e1

RGB

rgb(156, 185, 225)

HSL

hsl(214.8, 53.5%, 74.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.8, 30.7%, 88.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(30.7%, 17.8%, 0%, 11.8%)

LAB

lab(74.32, -0.63, -23.22)

LCH

lch(74.32, 23.23, 268.45)

OKLCH

oklch(77.8%, 0.0656, 256.51)

HWB

hwb(214.8, 61.2%, 11.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e1c49c

Analogous

#9cdbe1

#9cb9e1

#a19ce1

Triadic

#9cb9e1

#e19cb9

#b9e19c

Split-complementary

#9cb9e1

#e1a19c

#dbe19c

Tetradic

#9cb9e1

#c49ce1

#e1c49c

#b9e19c

Square

#9cb9e1

#e19cdb

#e1c49c

#9ce1a1

Shades

Color #9cb9e1 mixed toward black.

#6b96d2

#3b74c3

#2c5792

#1e3a61

#0f1d31

Tints

Color #9cb9e1 mixed toward white.

#acc5e6

#bdd0eb

#cddcf0

#dee8f5

#eef3fa

Tones

Color #9cb9e1 mixed toward gray.

#a2badb

#a7bbd5

#adbcd0

#b3bdca

#b9bec4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.44:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.44:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9aad8 · ΔE 9.5

Deuteranopia

#a8a5d6 · ΔE 10.8

Tritanopia

#9ed1cf · ΔE 18.8

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 15.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9cb9e1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9cb9e1]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#9cb9e1 (#9cb9e1) is rgb(156, 185, 225) in RGB.

No, #9cb9e1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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