#9dbbef

Color #9dbbef

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 13.61 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#9dbbef

RGB

rgb(157, 187, 239)

HSL

hsl(218, 71.9%, 77.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218, 34.3%, 93.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(34.3%, 21.8%, 0%, 6.3%)

LAB

lab(75.41, 2.07, -29.11)

LCH

lch(75.41, 29.18, 274.07)

OKLCH

oklch(78.9%, 0.0814, 261.24)

HWB

hwb(218, 61.6%, 6.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#efd19d

Analogous

#9de4ef

#9dbbef

#a89def

Triadic

#9dbbef

#ef9dbb

#bbef9d

Split-complementary

#9dbbef

#efa89d

#e4ef9d

Tetradic

#9dbbef

#d19def

#efd19d

#bbef9d

Square

#9dbbef

#ef9de4

#efd19d

#9defa8

Shades

Color #9dbbef mixed toward black.

#6494e6

#2b6cdc

#1c50aa

#133571

#091b39

Tints

Color #9dbbef mixed toward white.

#adc6f2

#bed2f4

#ceddf7

#dee8fa

#eff4fc

Tones

Color #9dbbef mixed toward gray.

#a4bde8

#abbfe1

#b1c0da

#b8c2d4

#bfc4cd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.79:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.79:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ababe4 · ΔE 8.7

Deuteranopia

#a9a7e1 · ΔE 9.5

Tritanopia

#9fdad8 · ΔE 21.7

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 17.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9dbbef;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9dbbef]

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

#9dbbef (#9dbbef) is rgb(157, 187, 239) in RGB.

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

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