#9eb8ed

Color #9eb8ed

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 15.21 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#9eb8ed

RGB

rgb(158, 184, 237)

HSL

hsl(220.3, 68.7%, 77.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220.3, 33.3%, 92.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(33.3%, 22.4%, 0%, 7.1%)

LAB

lab(74.61, 3.48, -29.26)

LCH

lch(74.61, 29.47, 276.78)

OKLCH

oklch(78.2%, 0.0813, 264.28)

HWB

hwb(220.3, 62%, 7.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#edd39e

Analogous

#9ee0ed

#9eb8ed

#ac9eed

Triadic

#9eb8ed

#ed9eb8

#b8ed9e

Split-complementary

#9eb8ed

#edac9e

#e0ed9e

Tetradic

#9eb8ed

#d39eed

#edd39e

#b8ed9e

Square

#9eb8ed

#ed9ee0

#edd39e

#9eedac

Shades

Color #9eb8ed mixed toward black.

#678fe3

#2f67d8

#1f4ca7

#15326f

#0a1938

Tints

Color #9eb8ed mixed toward white.

#aec4f0

#bed0f3

#cfdcf6

#dfe7f9

#eff3fc

Tones

Color #9eb8ed mixed toward gray.

#a5bae6

#abbde0

#b2bfd9

#b8c1d3

#bfc3cc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.53:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.53:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaae2 · ΔE 7.7

Deuteranopia

#a8a6df · ΔE 8.5

Tritanopia

#9fd8d6 · ΔE 22.2

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 17.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9eb8ed;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9eb8ed]

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

#9eb8ed (#9eb8ed) is rgb(158, 184, 237) in RGB.

No, #9eb8ed is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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