#9db1ec

Color #9db1ec

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 19.26 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 2.5

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Conversions

HEX

#9db1ec

RGB

rgb(157, 177, 236)

HSL

hsl(224.8, 67.5%, 77.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(224.8, 33.5%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(33.5%, 25%, 0%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(72.67, 6.81, -31.71)

LCH

lch(72.67, 32.43, 282.12)

OKLCH

oklch(76.7%, 0.0879, 269.8)

HWB

hwb(224.8, 61.6%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ecd89d

Analogous

#9dd9ec

#9db1ec

#b19dec

Triadic

#9db1ec

#ec9db1

#b1ec9d

Split-complementary

#9db1ec

#ecb19d

#d9ec9d

Tetradic

#9db1ec

#d89dec

#ecd89d

#b1ec9d

Square

#9db1ec

#ec9dd9

#ecd89d

#9decb1

Shades

Color #9db1ec mixed toward black.

#6685e1

#2f5ad7

#2042a5

#152c6e

#0b1637

Tints

Color #9db1ec mixed toward white.

#adbeef

#becbf2

#ced8f6

#dee5f9

#eff2fc

Tones

Color #9db1ec mixed toward gray.

#a4b4e5

#aab8df

#b1bbd8

#b7bed2

#bec1cb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.93:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.93:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a6e0 · ΔE 6

Deuteranopia

#a5a3dc · ΔE 6.9

Tritanopia

#9ed5d3 · ΔE 23.8

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 19

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9db1ec;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9db1ec]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Navy #000080

Frequently asked questions

#9db1ec (#9db1ec) is rgb(157, 177, 236) in RGB.

No, #9db1ec is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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