#9cb9ed

Color #9cb9ed

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 14.12 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#9cb9ed

RGB

rgb(156, 185, 237)

HSL

hsl(218.5, 69.2%, 77.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.5, 34.2%, 92.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(34.2%, 21.9%, 0%, 7.1%)

LAB

lab(74.75, 2.37, -29.06)

LCH

lch(74.75, 29.16, 274.66)

OKLCH

oklch(78.3%, 0.0812, 261.93)

HWB

hwb(218.5, 61.2%, 7.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#edd09c

Analogous

#9ce2ed

#9cb9ed

#a89ced

Triadic

#9cb9ed

#ed9cb9

#b9ed9c

Split-complementary

#9cb9ed

#eda89c

#e2ed9c

Tetradic

#9cb9ed

#d09ced

#edd09c

#b9ed9c

Square

#9cb9ed

#ed9ce2

#edd09c

#9ceda8

Shades

Color #9cb9ed mixed toward black.

#6592e3

#2d6bd9

#1e4fa6

#14356f

#0a1a37

Tints

Color #9cb9ed mixed toward white.

#adc5f0

#bdd0f3

#cedcf6

#dee8f9

#eff3fc

Tones

Color #9cb9ed mixed toward gray.

#a3bbe6

#aabde0

#b0bfd9

#b7c1d2

#bec3cb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.58:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.58:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9aae2 · ΔE 8.2

Deuteranopia

#a8a5df · ΔE 9.5

Tritanopia

#9ed8d6 · ΔE 21.8

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 17.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9cb9ed;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9cb9ed]

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

#9cb9ed (#9cb9ed) is rgb(156, 185, 237) in RGB.

No, #9cb9ed is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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