#9ec2e5

Color #9ec2e5

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 6.81 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#9ec2e5

RGB

rgb(158, 194, 229)

HSL

hsl(209.6, 57.7%, 75.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(209.6, 31%, 89.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(31%, 15.3%, 0%, 10.2%)

LAB

lab(76.99, -3.93, -21.31)

LCH

lch(76.99, 21.67, 259.55)

OKLCH

oklch(80%, 0.0632, 247.86)

HWB

hwb(209.6, 62%, 10.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e5c19e

Analogous

#9ee5e5

#9ec2e5

#9e9fe5

Triadic

#9ec2e5

#e59ec2

#c2e59e

Split-complementary

#9ec2e5

#e59e9f

#e5e59e

Tetradic

#9ec2e5

#c19ee5

#e5c19e

#c2e59e

Square

#9ec2e5

#e59ee5

#e5c19e

#9fe59e

Shades

Color #9ec2e5 mixed toward black.

#6ba2d7

#3882ca

#296299

#1b4166

#0e2133

Tints

Color #9ec2e5 mixed toward white.

#aecce9

#bed6ee

#cfe1f2

#dfebf6

#eff5fb

Tones

Color #9ec2e5 mixed toward gray.

#a4c2df

#aac2d9

#b0c2d3

#b6c2cd

#bcc2c7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.86:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.3:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.3:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafdd · ΔE 12.6

Deuteranopia

#adaadb · ΔE 13.5

Tritanopia

#a0d7d5 · ΔE 16.7

Achromatopsia

#bebebe · ΔE 14.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9ec2e5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ec2e5]

Related colors

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#9ec2e5 (#9ec2e5) is rgb(158, 194, 229) in RGB.

No, #9ec2e5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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