#9dbdd9

Color #9dbdd9

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 5.11 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#9dbdd9

RGB

rgb(157, 189, 217)

HSL

hsl(208, 44.1%, 73.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(208, 27.6%, 85.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.6%, 12.9%, 0%, 14.9%)

LAB

lab(75.18, -4.43, -17.56)

LCH

lch(75.18, 18.11, 255.84)

OKLCH

oklch(78.4%, 0.053, 244.98)

HWB

hwb(208, 61.6%, 14.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d9b99d

Analogous

#9dd9d7

#9dbdd9

#9d9fd9

Triadic

#9dbdd9

#d99dbd

#bdd99d

Split-complementary

#9dbdd9

#d99d9f

#d9d79d

Tetradic

#9dbdd9

#b99dd9

#d9b99d

#bdd99d

Square

#9dbdd9

#d79dd9

#d9b99d

#9fd99d

Shades

Color #9dbdd9 mixed toward black.

#709fc8

#4680b4

#346087

#23405a

#11202d

Tints

Color #9dbdd9 mixed toward white.

#adc8df

#bed3e6

#cedeec

#dee9f2

#eff4f9

Tones

Color #9dbdd9 mixed toward gray.

#a2bdd4

#a7bccf

#acbcca

#b1bcc5

#b6bbc0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.71:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.71:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acacd3 · ΔE 13.2

Deuteranopia

#aaa7d1 · ΔE 14.3

Tritanopia

#9fcdcc · ΔE 14

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 13.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9dbdd9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9dbdd9]

Related colors

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Steel Blue #4682b4

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Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#9dbdd9 (#9dbdd9) is rgb(157, 189, 217) in RGB.

No, #9dbdd9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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