#9cbcdd

Color #9cbcdd

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 6.25 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#9cbcdd

RGB

rgb(156, 188, 221)

HSL

hsl(210.5, 48.9%, 73.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210.5, 29.4%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(29.4%, 14.9%, 0%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(74.98, -3.23, -20.03)

LCH

lch(74.98, 20.29, 260.84)

OKLCH

oklch(78.3%, 0.0587, 249.34)

HWB

hwb(210.5, 61.2%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ddbd9c

Analogous

#9cdcdd

#9cbcdd

#9c9cdd

Triadic

#9cbcdd

#dd9cbc

#bcdd9c

Split-complementary

#9cbcdd

#dd9c9c

#dcdd9c

Tetradic

#9cbcdd

#bd9cdd

#ddbd9c

#bcdd9c

Square

#9cbcdd

#dd9cdc

#ddbd9c

#9cdd9c

Shades

Color #9cbcdd mixed toward black.

#6d9ccd

#407dbb

#305d8c

#203e5e

#101f2f

Tints

Color #9cbcdd mixed toward white.

#acc7e3

#bdd2e8

#cdddee

#dee9f4

#eef4f9

Tones

Color #9cbcdd mixed toward gray.

#a1bcd8

#a7bcd2

#acbccd

#b2bcc7

#b7bcc2

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

#ababd6 · ΔE 12

Deuteranopia

#a9a6d4 · ΔE 13

Tritanopia

#9ed0ce · ΔE 16.4

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 14.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9cbcdd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9cbcdd]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#9cbcdd (#9cbcdd) is rgb(156, 188, 221) in RGB.

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

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