#9eb3e8

Color #9eb3e8

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 15.93 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 3.1

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#9eb3e8

RGB

rgb(158, 179, 232)

HSL

hsl(223, 61.7%, 76.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(223, 31.9%, 91%)

CMYK

cmyk(31.9%, 22.8%, 0%, 9%)

LAB

lab(73.11, 4.97, -28.85)

LCH

lch(73.11, 29.27, 279.77)

OKLCH

oklch(77%, 0.0798, 267.77)

HWB

hwb(223, 62%, 9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e8d39e

Analogous

#9ed8e8

#9eb3e8

#ae9ee8

Triadic

#9eb3e8

#e89eb3

#b3e89e

Split-complementary

#9eb3e8

#e8ae9e

#d8e89e

Tetradic

#9eb3e8

#d39ee8

#e8d39e

#b3e89e

Square

#9eb3e8

#e89ed8

#e8d39e

#9ee8ae

Shades

Color #9eb3e8 mixed toward black.

#6a8adc

#3561cf

#25479e

#193069

#0c1835

Tints

Color #9eb3e8 mixed toward white.

#aec0ec

#beccf0

#cfd9f4

#dfe6f7

#eff2fb

Tones

Color #9eb3e8 mixed toward gray.

#a4b6e2

#aab8dc

#b1bbd6

#b7becf

#bdc0c9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.07:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.07:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8dd · ΔE 6.4

Deuteranopia

#a6a5da · ΔE 7

Tritanopia

#9fd3d1 · ΔE 22.6

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 17.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9eb3e8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9eb3e8]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#9eb3e8 (#9eb3e8) is rgb(158, 179, 232) in RGB.

No, #9eb3e8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #9eb3e8, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast