#9dcbee

Color #9dcbee

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 7.57 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#9dcbee

RGB

rgb(157, 203, 238)

HSL

hsl(205.9, 70.4%, 77.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(205.9, 34%, 93.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(34%, 14.7%, 0%, 6.7%)

LAB

lab(79.64, -6.78, -22.11)

LCH

lch(79.64, 23.13, 252.95)

OKLCH

oklch(82.2%, 0.0692, 241.44)

HWB

hwb(205.9, 61.6%, 6.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#eec09d

Analogous

#9deee8

#9dcbee

#9da3ee

Triadic

#9dcbee

#ee9dcb

#cbee9d

Split-complementary

#9dcbee

#ee9da3

#eee89d

Tetradic

#9dcbee

#c09dee

#eec09d

#cbee9d

Square

#9dcbee

#e89dee

#eec09d

#a3ee9d

Shades

Color #9dcbee mixed toward black.

#65ade4

#2d90db

#1d6ca8

#134870

#0a2438

Tints

Color #9dcbee mixed toward white.

#aed4f1

#bedcf4

#cee5f7

#deeef9

#eff6fc

Tones

Color #9dcbee mixed toward gray.

#a4cae7

#abc9e1

#b1c8da

#b8c7d3

#bfc7cc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.72:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.21:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.21:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b3e6 · ΔE 14.9

Deuteranopia

#b0ace4 · ΔE 15.8

Tritanopia

#a0e0de · ΔE 15.8

Achromatopsia

#c5c5c5 · ΔE 15.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9dcbee;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9dcbee]

Related colors

Steel Blue #4682b4

Charcoal #36454f

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#9dcbee (#9dcbee) is rgb(157, 203, 238) in RGB.

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

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