#9ec2dc

Color #9ec2dc

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 5.39 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#9ec2dc

RGB

rgb(158, 194, 220)

HSL

hsl(205.2, 47%, 74.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(205.2, 28.2%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(28.2%, 11.8%, 0%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(76.69, -6.09, -16.9)

LCH

lch(76.69, 17.96, 250.18)

OKLCH

oklch(79.7%, 0.0535, 239.7)

HWB

hwb(205.2, 62%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dcb89e

Analogous

#9edcd7

#9ec2dc

#9ea3dc

Triadic

#9ec2dc

#dc9ec2

#c2dc9e

Split-complementary

#9ec2dc

#dc9ea3

#dcd79e

Tetradic

#9ec2dc

#b89edc

#dcb89e

#c2dc9e

Square

#9ec2dc

#d79edc

#dcb89e

#a3dc9e

Shades

Color #9ec2dc mixed toward black.

#70a5cb

#4387b9

#32668b

#21445d

#11222e

Tints

Color #9ec2dc mixed toward white.

#aecce2

#bed6e8

#cee0ed

#dfebf3

#eff5f9

Tones

Color #9ec2dc mixed toward gray.

#a3c1d7

#a8c0d2

#adbfcc

#b3bfc7

#b8bec2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.2:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.2:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafd6 · ΔE 14.8

Deuteranopia

#adaad5 · ΔE 15.9

Tritanopia

#a0d1d0 · ΔE 13

Achromatopsia

#bdbdbd · ΔE 13.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9ec2dc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ec2dc]

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Frequently asked questions

#9ec2dc (#9ec2dc) is rgb(158, 194, 220) in RGB.

No, #9ec2dc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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