#9eb8ff

Color #9eb8ff

A vivid, highly saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 17.63 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 2.4

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Conversions

HEX

#9eb8ff

RGB

rgb(158, 184, 255)

HSL

hsl(223.9, 100%, 81%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(223.9, 38%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(38%, 27.8%, 0%, 0%)

LAB

lab(75.31, 8.13, -37.89)

LCH

lch(75.31, 38.75, 282.11)

OKLCH

oklch(79%, 0.1056, 268.48)

HWB

hwb(223.9, 62%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ffe59e

Analogous

#9ee9ff

#9eb8ff

#b59eff

Triadic

#9eb8ff

#ff9eb8

#b8ff9e

Split-complementary

#9eb8ff

#ffb59e

#e9ff9e

Tetradic

#9eb8ff

#e59eff

#ffe59e

#b8ff9e

Square

#9eb8ff

#ff9ee9

#ffe59e

#9effb5

Shades

Color #9eb8ff mixed toward black.

#5986ff

#1453ff

#0037cf

#00258a

#001245

Tints

Color #9eb8ff mixed toward white.

#aec4ff

#bed0ff

#cfdcff

#dfe7ff

#eff3ff

Tones

Color #9eb8ff mixed toward gray.

#a6bcf7

#aec0ef

#b6c3e7

#bec7df

#c6cbd7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.75:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.75:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaaf0 · ΔE 7.1

Deuteranopia

#a8a6ed · ΔE 7.9

Tritanopia

#9fe4e1 · ΔE 25.9

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 20.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9eb8ff;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9eb8ff]

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

#9eb8ff (#9eb8ff) is rgb(158, 184, 255) in RGB.

No, #9eb8ff is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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