#9cbaec

Color #9cbaec

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 13.28 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 4.2

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#9cbaec

RGB

rgb(156, 186, 236)

HSL

hsl(217.5, 67.8%, 76.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.5, 33.9%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(33.9%, 21.2%, 0%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(74.98, 1.57, -28.17)

LCH

lch(74.98, 28.21, 273.19)

OKLCH

oklch(78.5%, 0.0789, 260.51)

HWB

hwb(217.5, 61.2%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ecce9c

Analogous

#9ce2ec

#9cbaec

#a69cec

Triadic

#9cbaec

#ec9cba

#baec9c

Split-complementary

#9cbaec

#eca69c

#e2ec9c

Tetradic

#9cbaec

#ce9cec

#ecce9c

#baec9c

Square

#9cbaec

#ec9ce2

#ecce9c

#9ceca6

Shades

Color #9cbaec mixed toward black.

#6594e2

#2e6ed7

#2051a5

#15366e

#0b1b37

Tints

Color #9cbaec mixed toward white.

#adc6ef

#bdd1f2

#ceddf6

#dee8f9

#eff4fc

Tones

Color #9cbaec mixed toward gray.

#a3bce5

#a9bddf

#b0bfd8

#b7c1d1

#bdc2cb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.65:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.65:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaae1 · ΔE 8.9

Deuteranopia

#a8a6df · ΔE 9.6

Tritanopia

#9ed8d6 · ΔE 21.3

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 17.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9cbaec;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9cbaec]

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

#9cbaec (#9cbaec) is rgb(156, 186, 236) in RGB.

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

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #9cbaec, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast