#9dbad3

Color #9dbad3

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 5.22 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 7.7

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Conversions

HEX

#9dbad3

RGB

rgb(157, 186, 211)

HSL

hsl(207.8, 38%, 72.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(207.8, 25.6%, 82.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.6%, 11.8%, 0%, 17.3%)

LAB

lab(74.18, -4.23, -15.81)

LCH

lch(74.18, 16.37, 255.02)

OKLCH

oklch(77.6%, 0.0478, 244.45)

HWB

hwb(207.8, 61.6%, 17.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d3b69d

Analogous

#9dd3d1

#9dbad3

#9d9fd3

Triadic

#9dbad3

#d39dba

#bad39d

Split-complementary

#9dbad3

#d39d9f

#d3d19d

Tetradic

#9dbad3

#b69dd3

#d3b69d

#bad39d

Square

#9dbad3

#d19dd3

#d3b69d

#9fd39d

Shades

Color #9dbad3 mixed toward black.

#739cc0

#4c7ea9

#395f7f

#263f55

#13202a

Tints

Color #9dbad3 mixed toward white.

#adc6da

#bed1e2

#cedde9

#dee8f0

#eff4f8

Tones

Color #9dbad3 mixed toward gray.

#a2bacf

#a6b9ca

#abb9c6

#afb9c1

#b4b8bd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.4:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.4:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaabcd · ΔE 12.5

Deuteranopia

#a9a6cc · ΔE 14.2

Tritanopia

#9fc9c8 · ΔE 13.2

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 12.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9dbad3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9dbad3]

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Slate Gray #708090

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#9dbad3 (#9dbad3) is rgb(157, 186, 211) in RGB.

No, #9dbad3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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