#9cbcf8

Color #9cbcf8

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 15.59 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#9cbcf8

RGB

rgb(156, 188, 248)

HSL

hsl(219.1, 86.8%, 79.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(219.1, 37.1%, 97.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(37.1%, 24.2%, 0%, 2.7%)

LAB

lab(75.95, 3.57, -33.13)

LCH

lch(75.95, 33.32, 276.15)

OKLCH

oklch(79.4%, 0.0928, 262.69)

HWB

hwb(219.1, 61.2%, 2.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f8d89c

Analogous

#9ceaf8

#9cbcf8

#aa9cf8

Triadic

#9cbcf8

#f89cbc

#bcf89c

Split-complementary

#9cbcf8

#f8aa9c

#eaf89c

Tetradic

#9cbcf8

#d89cf8

#f8d89c

#bcf89c

Square

#9cbcf8

#f89cea

#f8d89c

#9cf8aa

Shades

Color #9cbcf8 mixed toward black.

#5d91f4

#1e67ef

#0d4abd

#09327e

#04193f

Tints

Color #9cbcf8 mixed toward white.

#acc7f9

#bdd2fa

#cdddfb

#dee9fd

#eef4fe

Tones

Color #9cbcf8 mixed toward gray.

#a4bef0

#abc1e9

#b3c3e1

#bbc5d9

#c2c8d2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.92:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.96:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.96:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ababeb · ΔE 8.8

Deuteranopia

#a9a6e8 · ΔE 9.8

Tritanopia

#9ee1de · ΔE 23.6

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 19.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9cbcf8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9cbcf8]

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

#9cbcf8 (#9cbcf8) is rgb(156, 188, 248) in RGB.

No, #9cbcf8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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