#9ebcd6

Color #9ebcd6

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 4.82 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#9ebcd6

RGB

rgb(158, 188, 214)

HSL

hsl(207.9, 40.6%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(207.9, 26.2%, 83.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(26.2%, 12.1%, 0%, 16.1%)

LAB

lab(74.88, -4.3, -16.38)

LCH

lch(74.88, 16.94, 255.29)

OKLCH

oklch(78.2%, 0.0495, 244.63)

HWB

hwb(207.9, 62%, 16.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d6b89e

Analogous

#9ed6d4

#9ebcd6

#9ea0d6

Triadic

#9ebcd6

#d69ebc

#bcd69e

Split-complementary

#9ebcd6

#d69ea0

#d6d49e

Tetradic

#9ebcd6

#b89ed6

#d6b89e

#bcd69e

Square

#9ebcd6

#d49ed6

#d6b89e

#a0d69e

Shades

Color #9ebcd6 mixed toward black.

#729ec4

#4a7fae

#376083

#254057

#12202c

Tints

Color #9ebcd6 mixed toward white.

#aec7dd

#bed2e4

#ceddea

#dfe9f1

#eff4f8

Tones

Color #9ebcd6 mixed toward gray.

#a3bcd1

#a7bbcd

#acbbc8

#b1bbc3

#b5babf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.62:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.62:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acacd0 · ΔE 13

Deuteranopia

#aaa8cf · ΔE 13.9

Tritanopia

#a0cbca · ΔE 13.4

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 12.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9ebcd6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ebcd6]

Related colors

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Steel Blue #4682b4

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#9ebcd6 (#9ebcd6) is rgb(158, 188, 214) in RGB.

No, #9ebcd6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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