#9ec4f6

Color #9ec4f6

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 10.2 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#9ec4f6

RGB

rgb(158, 196, 246)

HSL

hsl(214.1, 83%, 79.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.1, 35.8%, 96.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(35.8%, 20.3%, 0%, 3.5%)

LAB

lab(78.11, -0.76, -28.73)

LCH

lch(78.11, 28.74, 268.48)

OKLCH

oklch(81.1%, 0.082, 255.46)

HWB

hwb(214.1, 62%, 3.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f6d09e

Analogous

#9ef0f6

#9ec4f6

#a49ef6

Triadic

#9ec4f6

#f69ec4

#c4f69e

Split-complementary

#9ec4f6

#f6a49e

#f0f69e

Tetradic

#9ec4f6

#d09ef6

#f6d09e

#c4f69e

Square

#9ec4f6

#f69ef0

#f6d09e

#9ef6a4

Shades

Color #9ec4f6 mixed toward black.

#609ef0

#2379eb

#115ab9

#0b3c7b

#061e3e

Tints

Color #9ec4f6 mixed toward white.

#aecef7

#bed8f9

#cee1fa

#dfebfc

#eff5fd

Tones

Color #9ec4f6 mixed toward gray.

#a5c5ef

#adc6e7

#b4c7e0

#bbc8d9

#c3c9d1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.8:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.68:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.68:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0eb · ΔE 10.8

Deuteranopia

#aeabe8 · ΔE 11.8

Tritanopia

#a0e2e0 · ΔE 20.6

Achromatopsia

#c1c1c1 · ΔE 17.5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #9ec4f6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ec4f6]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#9ec4f6 (#9ec4f6) is rgb(158, 196, 246) in RGB.

No, #9ec4f6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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