#9ec0e6

Color #9ec0e6

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.77 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#9ec0e6

RGB

rgb(158, 192, 230)

HSL

hsl(211.7, 59%, 76.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(211.7, 31.3%, 90.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(31.3%, 16.5%, 0%, 9.8%)

LAB

lab(76.48, -2.61, -22.61)

LCH

lch(76.48, 22.76, 263.42)

OKLCH

oklch(79.6%, 0.0655, 251.48)

HWB

hwb(211.7, 62%, 9.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e6c49e

Analogous

#9ee4e6

#9ec0e6

#a09ee6

Triadic

#9ec0e6

#e69ec0

#c0e69e

Split-complementary

#9ec0e6

#e6a09e

#e4e69e

Tetradic

#9ec0e6

#c49ee6

#e6c49e

#c0e69e

Square

#9ec0e6

#e69ee4

#e6c49e

#9ee6a0

Shades

Color #9ec0e6 mixed toward black.

#6b9fd9

#377dcb

#285e9a

#1b3f67

#0d1f33

Tints

Color #9ec0e6 mixed toward white.

#aecbea

#bed5ee

#cfe0f3

#dfeaf7

#eff5fb

Tones

Color #9ec0e6 mixed toward gray.

#a4c0e0

#aac1da

#b0c1d4

#b6c1ce

#bcc2c8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.14:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.14:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeaede · ΔE 11.4

Deuteranopia

#aca9dc · ΔE 12.4

Tritanopia

#a0d7d5 · ΔE 17.8

Achromatopsia

#bdbdbd · ΔE 15.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9ec0e6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ec0e6]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#9ec0e6 (#9ec0e6) is rgb(158, 192, 230) in RGB.

No, #9ec0e6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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