#9cbbcd

Color #9cbbcd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.22 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 8.6

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Conversions

HEX

#9cbbcd

RGB

rgb(156, 187, 205)

HSL

hsl(202, 32.9%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(202, 23.9%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.9%, 8.8%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(74.2, -6.46, -12.52)

LCH

lch(74.2, 14.09, 242.71)

OKLCH

oklch(77.5%, 0.0424, 233.54)

HWB

hwb(202, 61.2%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cdae9c

Analogous

#9ccdc7

#9cbbcd

#9ca3cd

Triadic

#9cbbcd

#cd9cbb

#bbcd9c

Split-complementary

#9cbbcd

#cd9ca3

#cdc79c

Tetradic

#9cbbcd

#ae9ccd

#cdae9c

#bbcd9c

Square

#9cbbcd

#c79ccd

#cdae9c

#a3cd9c

Shades

Color #9cbbcd mixed toward black.

#74a0b9

#5183a0

#3d6278

#284150

#142128

Tints

Color #9cbbcd mixed toward white.

#adc6d5

#bdd2de

#cedde6

#dee8ee

#eff4f7

Tones

Color #9cbbcd mixed toward gray.

#a0bac9

#a4b9c5

#a8b8c1

#acb7bd

#b0b6b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.4:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.4:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaabc9 · ΔE 14.4

Deuteranopia

#a8a6c8 · ΔE 16.2

Tritanopia

#9ec5c5 · ΔE 9.3

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 11.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9cbbcd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9cbbcd]

Related colors

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Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Frequently asked questions

#9cbbcd (#9cbbcd) is rgb(156, 187, 205) in RGB.

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

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