#9db3de

Color #9db3de

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 11.14 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#9db3de

RGB

rgb(157, 179, 222)

HSL

hsl(219.7, 49.6%, 74.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(219.7, 29.3%, 87.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(29.3%, 19.4%, 0%, 12.9%)

LAB

lab(72.68, 2.2, -24.08)

LCH

lch(72.68, 24.18, 275.22)

OKLCH

oklch(76.5%, 0.0666, 263.62)

HWB

hwb(219.7, 61.6%, 12.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dec89d

Analogous

#9dd3de

#9db3de

#a79dde

Triadic

#9db3de

#de9db3

#b3de9d

Split-complementary

#9db3de

#dea79d

#d3de9d

Tetradic

#9db3de

#c89dde

#dec89d

#b3de9d

Square

#9db3de

#de9dd3

#dec89d

#9ddea7

Shades

Color #9db3de mixed toward black.

#6e8ece

#406abd

#30508e

#20355e

#101b2f

Tints

Color #9db3de mixed toward white.

#adc0e3

#becce9

#ced9ee

#dee6f4

#eff2f9

Tones

Color #9db3de mixed toward gray.

#a2b5d9

#a8b6d3

#adb8ce

#b3bac8

#b8bcc3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.94:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.94:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a7d5 · ΔE 7.4

Deuteranopia

#a6a4d2 · ΔE 8.2

Tritanopia

#9ecdcb · ΔE 20.4

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 15.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9db3de;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9db3de]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#9db3de (#9db3de) is rgb(157, 179, 222) in RGB.

No, #9db3de is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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