#9eb5da

Color #9eb5da

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.18 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#9eb5da

RGB

rgb(158, 181, 218)

HSL

hsl(217, 44.8%, 73.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217, 27.5%, 85.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.5%, 17%, 0%, 14.5%)

LAB

lab(73.14, 0.43, -21.19)

LCH

lch(73.14, 21.19, 271.16)

OKLCH

oklch(76.8%, 0.059, 259.85)

HWB

hwb(217, 62%, 14.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dac39e

Analogous

#9ed3da

#9eb5da

#a59eda

Triadic

#9eb5da

#da9eb5

#b5da9e

Split-complementary

#9eb5da

#daa59e

#d3da9e

Tetradic

#9eb5da

#c39eda

#dac39e

#b5da9e

Square

#9eb5da

#da9ed3

#dac39e

#9edaa5

Shades

Color #9eb5da mixed toward black.

#7192c9

#4570b5

#345488

#23385b

#111c2d

Tints

Color #9eb5da mixed toward white.

#aec1e0

#becee6

#cedaec

#dfe6f3

#eff3f9

Tones

Color #9eb5da mixed toward gray.

#a3b6d5

#a8b7d0

#adb8cb

#b2bac6

#b7bbc1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.08:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.08:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a9d2 · ΔE 8.2

Deuteranopia

#a7a5d0 · ΔE 9.3

Tritanopia

#9fcbca · ΔE 18.2

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 14.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9eb5da;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9eb5da]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#9eb5da (#9eb5da) is rgb(158, 181, 218) in RGB.

No, #9eb5da is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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