#9ebfea

Color #9ebfea

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 9.97 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#9ebfea

RGB

rgb(158, 191, 234)

HSL

hsl(213.9, 64.4%, 76.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(213.9, 32.5%, 91.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(32.5%, 18.4%, 0%, 8.2%)

LAB

lab(76.36, -1.09, -24.96)

LCH

lch(76.36, 24.98, 267.5)

OKLCH

oklch(79.6%, 0.0712, 255.18)

HWB

hwb(213.9, 62%, 8.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#eac99e

Analogous

#9ee5ea

#9ebfea

#a39eea

Triadic

#9ebfea

#ea9ebf

#bfea9e

Split-complementary

#9ebfea

#eaa39e

#e5ea9e

Tetradic

#9ebfea

#c99eea

#eac99e

#bfea9e

Square

#9ebfea

#ea9ee5

#eac99e

#9eeaa3

Shades

Color #9ebfea mixed toward black.

#689cde

#3378d3

#235aa1

#173c6b

#0c1e36

Tints

Color #9ebfea mixed toward white.

#aecaee

#bed4f1

#cfdff5

#dfeaf8

#eff4fc

Tones

Color #9ebfea mixed toward gray.

#a4c0e4

#abc1dd

#b1c2d7

#b7c2d1

#bec3ca

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.09:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#adaee1 · ΔE 10.1

Deuteranopia

#aba9de · ΔE 11.1

Tritanopia

#a0d9d7 · ΔE 19.3

Achromatopsia

#bcbcbc · ΔE 16

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9ebfea;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ebfea]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#9ebfea (#9ebfea) is rgb(158, 191, 234) in RGB.

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

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