#9ec4df

Color #9ec4df

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 5.78 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#9ec4df

RGB

rgb(158, 196, 223)

HSL

hsl(204.9, 50.4%, 74.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(204.9, 29.1%, 87.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(29.1%, 12.1%, 0%, 12.5%)

LAB

lab(77.33, -6.44, -17.56)

LCH

lch(77.33, 18.7, 249.86)

OKLCH

oklch(80.2%, 0.0558, 239.3)

HWB

hwb(204.9, 62%, 12.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dfb99e

Analogous

#9edfd9

#9ec4df

#9ea3df

Triadic

#9ec4df

#df9ec4

#c4df9e

Split-complementary

#9ec4df

#df9ea3

#dfd99e

Tetradic

#9ec4df

#b99edf

#dfb99e

#c4df9e

Square

#9ec4df

#d99edf

#dfb99e

#a3df9e

Shades

Color #9ec4df mixed toward black.

#6ea7cf

#3f8abf

#2f678f

#1f455f

#102230

Tints

Color #9ec4df mixed toward white.

#aecee4

#bed8ea

#cee2ef

#dfebf4

#eff5fa

Tones

Color #9ec4df mixed toward gray.

#a3c3da

#a9c2d4

#aec1cf

#b4c0c9

#b9bfc4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.84:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.42:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.42:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0d9 · ΔE 15.1

Deuteranopia

#aeabd7 · ΔE 16.1

Tritanopia

#a0d4d3 · ΔE 13.3

Achromatopsia

#bfbfbf · ΔE 13.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9ec4df;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ec4df]

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Frequently asked questions

#9ec4df (#9ec4df) is rgb(158, 196, 223) in RGB.

No, #9ec4df is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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