#9ecef8

Color #9ecef8

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 6.07 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#9ecef8

RGB

rgb(158, 206, 248)

HSL

hsl(208, 86.5%, 79.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(208, 36.3%, 97.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(36.3%, 16.9%, 0%, 2.7%)

LAB

lab(80.84, -5.6, -25.62)

LCH

lch(80.84, 26.22, 257.67)

OKLCH

oklch(83.2%, 0.0778, 245.31)

HWB

hwb(208, 62%, 2.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f8c89e

Analogous

#9ef8f5

#9ecef8

#9ea1f8

Triadic

#9ecef8

#f89ece

#cef89e

Split-complementary

#9ecef8

#f89ea1

#f8f59e

Tetradic

#9ecef8

#c89ef8

#f8c89e

#cef89e

Square

#9ecef8

#f59ef8

#f8c89e

#a1f89e

Shades

Color #9ecef8 mixed toward black.

#5faef3

#208eef

#0e6bbd

#09487e

#05243f

Tints

Color #9ecef8 mixed toward white.

#aed6f9

#bedefa

#cee6fb

#dfeffd

#eff7fe

Tones

Color #9ecef8 mixed toward gray.

#a5cdf0

#adcde9

#b4cce1

#bcccda

#c3cbd2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.64:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.64:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b5ef · ΔE 13.9

Deuteranopia

#b2aeec · ΔE 15

Tritanopia

#a1e7e5 · ΔE 17.7

Achromatopsia

#c9c9c9 · ΔE 16.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9ecef8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ecef8]

Related colors

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Steel Blue #4682b4

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#9ecef8 (#9ecef8) is rgb(158, 206, 248) in RGB.

No, #9ecef8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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