#9dbdd7

Color #9dbdd7

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 5.1 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#9dbdd7

RGB

rgb(157, 189, 215)

HSL

hsl(206.9, 42%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(206.9, 27%, 84.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(27%, 12.1%, 0%, 15.7%)

LAB

lab(75.12, -4.9, -16.57)

LCH

lch(75.12, 17.28, 253.53)

OKLCH

oklch(78.4%, 0.0509, 242.88)

HWB

hwb(206.9, 61.6%, 15.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d7b79d

Analogous

#9dd7d4

#9dbdd7

#9da0d7

Triadic

#9dbdd7

#d79dbd

#bdd79d

Split-complementary

#9dbdd7

#d79da0

#d7d49d

Tetradic

#9dbdd7

#b79dd7

#d7b79d

#bdd79d

Square

#9dbdd7

#d49dd7

#d7b79d

#a0d79d

Shades

Color #9dbdd7 mixed toward black.

#719fc5

#4881b0

#366184

#244158

#12202c

Tints

Color #9dbdd7 mixed toward white.

#adc8de

#bed3e4

#cedeeb

#dee9f2

#eff4f8

Tones

Color #9dbdd7 mixed toward gray.

#a2bcd2

#a7bccd

#abbbc8

#b0bbc4

#b5babf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.69:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.69:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acacd1 · ΔE 13.7

Deuteranopia

#aaa7d0 · ΔE 14.9

Tritanopia

#9fcccb · ΔE 13.3

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 12.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9dbdd7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9dbdd7]

Related colors

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Charcoal #36454f

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Frequently asked questions

#9dbdd7 (#9dbdd7) is rgb(157, 189, 215) in RGB.

No, #9dbdd7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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