#9eb4e5

Color #9eb4e5

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 13.79 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#9eb4e5

RGB

rgb(158, 180, 229)

HSL

hsl(221.4, 57.7%, 75.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.4, 31%, 89.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(31%, 21.4%, 0%, 10.2%)

LAB

lab(73.26, 3.67, -26.99)

LCH

lch(73.26, 27.24, 277.74)

OKLCH

oklch(77.1%, 0.0746, 265.85)

HWB

hwb(221.4, 62%, 10.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e5cf9e

Analogous

#9ed8e5

#9eb4e5

#ac9ee5

Triadic

#9eb4e5

#e59eb4

#b4e59e

Split-complementary

#9eb4e5

#e5ac9e

#d8e59e

Tetradic

#9eb4e5

#cf9ee5

#e5cf9e

#b4e59e

Square

#9eb4e5

#e59ed8

#e5cf9e

#9ee5ac

Shades

Color #9eb4e5 mixed toward black.

#6b8dd7

#3865ca

#294c99

#1b3266

#0e1933

Tints

Color #9eb4e5 mixed toward white.

#aec1e9

#becdee

#cfdaf2

#dfe6f6

#eff3fb

Tones

Color #9eb4e5 mixed toward gray.

#a4b6df

#aab9d9

#b0bbd3

#b6bdcd

#bcbfc7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.11:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.11:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8da · ΔE 7

Deuteranopia

#a7a5d8 · ΔE 7.7

Tritanopia

#9fd2d0 · ΔE 21.8

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 17

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9eb4e5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9eb4e5]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#9eb4e5 (#9eb4e5) is rgb(158, 180, 229) in RGB.

No, #9eb4e5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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