#9cbfee

Color #9cbfee

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 10.81 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#9cbfee

RGB

rgb(156, 191, 238)

HSL

hsl(214.4, 70.7%, 77.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.4, 34.5%, 93.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(34.5%, 19.7%, 0%, 6.7%)

LAB

lab(76.38, -0.64, -27.1)

LCH

lch(76.38, 27.11, 268.65)

OKLCH

oklch(79.6%, 0.0771, 255.89)

HWB

hwb(214.4, 61.2%, 6.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#eecb9c

Analogous

#9ce8ee

#9cbfee

#a29cee

Triadic

#9cbfee

#ee9cbf

#bfee9c

Split-complementary

#9cbfee

#eea29c

#e8ee9c

Tetradic

#9cbfee

#cb9cee

#eecb9c

#bfee9c

Square

#9cbfee

#ee9ce8

#eecb9c

#9ceea2

Shades

Color #9cbfee mixed toward black.

#649be4

#2c77db

#1d58a8

#133b70

#0a1d38

Tints

Color #9cbfee mixed toward white.

#adcaf1

#bdd4f4

#cedff7

#deeaf9

#eff4fc

Tones

Color #9cbfee mixed toward gray.

#a3c0e7

#aac1e0

#b1c2da

#b7c3d3

#bec4cc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.1:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.1:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acade4 · ΔE 10.1

Deuteranopia

#aaa8e1 · ΔE 11.1

Tritanopia

#9edbd9 · ΔE 20.1

Achromatopsia

#bcbcbc · ΔE 16.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9cbfee;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9cbfee]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#9cbfee (#9cbfee) is rgb(156, 191, 238) in RGB.

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

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