#9db4dd

Color #9db4dd

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 10.07 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#9db4dd

RGB

rgb(157, 180, 221)

HSL

hsl(218.4, 48.5%, 74.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.4, 29%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(29%, 18.6%, 0%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(72.91, 1.41, -23.18)

LCH

lch(72.91, 23.22, 273.48)

OKLCH

oklch(76.7%, 0.0643, 261.96)

HWB

hwb(218.4, 61.6%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ddc69d

Analogous

#9dd4dd

#9db4dd

#a69ddd

Triadic

#9db4dd

#dd9db4

#b4dd9d

Split-complementary

#9db4dd

#dda69d

#d4dd9d

Tetradic

#9db4dd

#c69ddd

#ddc69d

#b4dd9d

Square

#9db4dd

#dd9dd4

#ddc69d

#9ddda6

Shades

Color #9db4dd mixed toward black.

#6e90cd

#416dbb

#31528c

#20365e

#101b2f

Tints

Color #9db4dd mixed toward white.

#adc0e3

#becde8

#ced9ee

#dee6f4

#eff2f9

Tones

Color #9db4dd mixed toward gray.

#a2b5d8

#a8b7d2

#adb8cd

#b2bac8

#b8bbc2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.01:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.01:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a8d4 · ΔE 7.6

Deuteranopia

#a6a4d2 · ΔE 8.7

Tritanopia

#9ecdcb · ΔE 19.8

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 15.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9db4dd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9db4dd]

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

#9db4dd (#9db4dd) is rgb(157, 180, 221) in RGB.

No, #9db4dd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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