#9dc9ff

Color #9dc9ff

A vivid, highly saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 9.78 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 2.5

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Conversions

HEX

#9dc9ff

RGB

rgb(157, 201, 255)

HSL

hsl(213.1, 100%, 80.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(213.1, 38.4%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(38.4%, 21.2%, 0%, 0%)

LAB

lab(79.7, -1.4, -31.1)

LCH

lch(79.7, 31.13, 267.42)

OKLCH

oklch(82.4%, 0.0897, 253.89)

HWB

hwb(213.1, 61.6%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ffd39d

Analogous

#9dfaff

#9dc9ff

#a29dff

Triadic

#9dc9ff

#ff9dc9

#c9ff9d

Split-complementary

#9dc9ff

#ffa29d

#faff9d

Tetradic

#9dc9ff

#d39dff

#ffd39d

#c9ff9d

Square

#9dc9ff

#ff9dfa

#ffd39d

#9dffa2

Shades

Color #9dc9ff mixed toward black.

#58a3ff

#147dff

#005cce

#003e89

#001f45

Tints

Color #9dc9ff mixed toward white.

#add2ff

#bedbff

#cee4ff

#deedff

#eff6ff

Tones

Color #9dc9ff mixed toward gray.

#a5caf7

#adcbef

#b6cce7

#beccde

#c6cdd6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.72:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.23:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.23:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b2f3 · ΔE 11.8

Deuteranopia

#afacf0 · ΔE 12.8

Tritanopia

#a0eae7 · ΔE 21.4

Achromatopsia

#c6c6c6 · ΔE 18.3

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #9dc9ff;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9dc9ff]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Frequently asked questions

#9dc9ff (#9dc9ff) is rgb(157, 201, 255) in RGB.

No, #9dc9ff is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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