#9fb3e9

Color #9fb3e9

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 16.43 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#9fb3e9

RGB

rgb(159, 179, 233)

HSL

hsl(223.8, 62.7%, 76.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(223.8, 31.8%, 91.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(31.8%, 23.2%, 0%, 8.6%)

LAB

lab(73.22, 5.5, -29.23)

LCH

lch(73.22, 29.74, 280.66)

OKLCH

oklch(77.1%, 0.0808, 268.72)

HWB

hwb(223.8, 62.4%, 8.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e9d59f

Analogous

#9fd8e9

#9fb3e9

#b09fe9

Triadic

#9fb3e9

#e99fb3

#b3e99f

Split-complementary

#9fb3e9

#e9b09f

#d8e99f

Tetradic

#9fb3e9

#d59fe9

#e9d59f

#b3e99f

Square

#9fb3e9

#e99fd8

#e9d59f

#9fe9b0

Shades

Color #9fb3e9 mixed toward black.

#6a89dd

#355fd1

#2546a0

#182f6a

#0c1735

Tints

Color #9fb3e9 mixed toward white.

#afc0ed

#bfccf0

#cfd9f4

#dfe6f8

#eff2fb

Tones

Color #9fb3e9 mixed toward gray.

#a5b6e3

#abb9dd

#b2bcd7

#b8bed0

#bec1ca

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.1:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.1:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8dd · ΔE 6.2

Deuteranopia

#a7a5db · ΔE 6.9

Tritanopia

#a0d4d2 · ΔE 22.9

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 18

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9fb3e9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9fb3e9]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#9fb3e9 (#9fb3e9) is rgb(159, 179, 233) in RGB.

No, #9fb3e9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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