#9ebeea

Color #9ebeea

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 10.46 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#9ebeea

RGB

rgb(158, 190, 234)

HSL

hsl(214.7, 64.4%, 76.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.7, 32.5%, 91.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(32.5%, 18.8%, 0%, 8.2%)

LAB

lab(76.09, -0.54, -25.37)

LCH

lch(76.09, 25.38, 268.78)

OKLCH

oklch(79.3%, 0.0719, 256.41)

HWB

hwb(214.7, 62%, 8.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#eaca9e

Analogous

#9ee4ea

#9ebeea

#a49eea

Triadic

#9ebeea

#ea9ebe

#beea9e

Split-complementary

#9ebeea

#eaa49e

#e4ea9e

Tetradic

#9ebeea

#ca9eea

#eaca9e

#beea9e

Square

#9ebeea

#ea9ee4

#eaca9e

#9eeaa4

Shades

Color #9ebeea mixed toward black.

#689ade

#3376d3

#2358a1

#173b6b

#0c1d36

Tints

Color #9ebeea mixed toward white.

#aec9ee

#bed4f1

#cfdff5

#dfe9f8

#eff4fc

Tones

Color #9ebeea mixed toward gray.

#a4bfe4

#abc0dd

#b1c1d7

#b7c2d1

#bec3ca

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.01:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.01:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#adade0 · ΔE 10

Deuteranopia

#aba8de · ΔE 11

Tritanopia

#a0d8d7 · ΔE 19.3

Achromatopsia

#bcbcbc · ΔE 16.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9ebeea;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ebeea]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#9ebeea (#9ebeea) is rgb(158, 190, 234) in RGB.

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

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