#9dc5fa

Color #9dc5fa

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 10.53 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 3.1

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Conversions

HEX

#9dc5fa

RGB

rgb(157, 197, 250)

HSL

hsl(214.2, 90.3%, 79.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.2, 37.2%, 98%)

CMYK

cmyk(37.2%, 21.2%, 0%, 2%)

LAB

lab(78.46, -0.54, -30.34)

LCH

lch(78.46, 30.34, 268.98)

OKLCH

oklch(81.4%, 0.0867, 255.64)

HWB

hwb(214.2, 61.6%, 2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#fad29d

Analogous

#9df3fa

#9dc5fa

#a39dfa

Triadic

#9dc5fa

#fa9dc5

#c5fa9d

Split-complementary

#9dc5fa

#faa39d

#f3fa9d

Tetradic

#9dc5fa

#d29dfa

#fad29d

#c5fa9d

Square

#9dc5fa

#fa9df3

#fad29d

#9dfaa3

Shades

Color #9dc5fa mixed toward black.

#5c9ff7

#1c79f3

#0a59c2

#073b81

#031e41

Tints

Color #9dc5fa mixed toward white.

#adcffb

#bed8fc

#cee2fd

#deecfd

#eff5fe

Tones

Color #9dc5fa mixed toward gray.

#a5c6f2

#acc7ea

#b4c8e3

#bcc9db

#c4cad3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.8:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.8:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0ef · ΔE 10.9

Deuteranopia

#adaaec · ΔE 12

Tritanopia

#9fe5e3 · ΔE 21.2

Achromatopsia

#c2c2c2 · ΔE 18

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9dc5fa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9dc5fa]

Related colors

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Light Slate Gray #778899

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Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#9dc5fa (#9dc5fa) is rgb(157, 197, 250) in RGB.

No, #9dc5fa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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