#9dbcd3

Color #9dbcd3

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 5.49 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 8.2

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Conversions

HEX

#9dbcd3

RGB

rgb(157, 188, 211)

HSL

hsl(205.6, 38%, 72.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(205.6, 25.6%, 82.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.6%, 10.9%, 0%, 17.3%)

LAB

lab(74.72, -5.3, -15)

LCH

lch(74.72, 15.91, 250.54)

OKLCH

oklch(78%, 0.0471, 240.33)

HWB

hwb(205.6, 61.6%, 17.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d3b49d

Analogous

#9dd3cf

#9dbcd3

#9da1d3

Triadic

#9dbcd3

#d39dbc

#bcd39d

Split-complementary

#9dbcd3

#d39da1

#d3cf9d

Tetradic

#9dbcd3

#b49dd3

#d3b49d

#bcd39d

Square

#9dbcd3

#cf9dd3

#d3b49d

#a1d39d

Shades

Color #9dbcd3 mixed toward black.

#739fc0

#4c82a9

#39617f

#264155

#13202a

Tints

Color #9dbcd3 mixed toward white.

#adc7da

#bed2e2

#cedee9

#dee9f0

#eff4f8

Tones

Color #9dbcd3 mixed toward gray.

#a2bbcf

#a6bbca

#abbac6

#afb9c1

#b4b9bd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.57:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.57:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#abacce · ΔE 13.6

Deuteranopia

#a9a7cc · ΔE 15

Tritanopia

#9fc9c9 · ΔE 11.6

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 12.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9dbcd3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9dbcd3]

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Frequently asked questions

#9dbcd3 (#9dbcd3) is rgb(157, 188, 211) in RGB.

No, #9dbcd3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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