#9cbde1

Color #9cbde1

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.24 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#9cbde1

RGB

rgb(156, 189, 225)

HSL

hsl(211.3, 53.5%, 74.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(211.3, 30.7%, 88.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(30.7%, 16%, 0%, 11.8%)

LAB

lab(75.39, -2.79, -21.59)

LCH

lch(75.39, 21.77, 262.64)

OKLCH

oklch(78.6%, 0.0628, 250.84)

HWB

hwb(211.3, 61.2%, 11.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e1c09c

Analogous

#9ce0e1

#9cbde1

#9d9ce1

Triadic

#9cbde1

#e19cbd

#bde19c

Split-complementary

#9cbde1

#e19d9c

#e0e19c

Tetradic

#9cbde1

#c09ce1

#e1c09c

#bde19c

Square

#9cbde1

#e19ce0

#e1c09c

#9ce19d

Shades

Color #9cbde1 mixed toward black.

#6b9dd2

#3b7cc3

#2c5d92

#1e3e61

#0f1f31

Tints

Color #9cbde1 mixed toward white.

#acc8e6

#bdd3eb

#cddef0

#dee9f5

#eef4fa

Tones

Color #9cbde1 mixed toward gray.

#a2bddb

#a7bdd5

#adbed0

#b3beca

#b9bec4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.78:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.78:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#abacd9 · ΔE 11.3

Deuteranopia

#a9a7d7 · ΔE 12.3

Tritanopia

#9ed2d1 · ΔE 16.9

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 14.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9cbde1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9cbde1]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#9cbde1 (#9cbde1) is rgb(156, 189, 225) in RGB.

No, #9cbde1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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