#9fb7e4

Color #9fb7e4

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 11.38 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#9fb7e4

RGB

rgb(159, 183, 228)

HSL

hsl(219.1, 56.1%, 75.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(219.1, 30.3%, 89.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(30.3%, 19.7%, 0%, 10.6%)

LAB

lab(74.09, 2.06, -25.18)

LCH

lch(74.09, 25.26, 274.68)

OKLCH

oklch(77.7%, 0.0698, 262.84)

HWB

hwb(219.1, 62.4%, 10.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e4cc9f

Analogous

#9fdae4

#9fb7e4

#aa9fe4

Triadic

#9fb7e4

#e49fb7

#b7e49f

Split-complementary

#9fb7e4

#e4aa9f

#dae49f

Tetradic

#9fb7e4

#cc9fe4

#e4cc9f

#b7e49f

Square

#9fb7e4

#e49fda

#e4cc9f

#9fe4aa

Shades

Color #9fb7e4 mixed toward black.

#6d91d6

#3a6cc8

#2a5097

#1c3665

#0e1b32

Tints

Color #9fb7e4 mixed toward white.

#afc3e9

#bfcfed

#cfdbf2

#dfe7f6

#eff3fb

Tones

Color #9fb7e4 mixed toward gray.

#a5b9de

#abbbd9

#b0bcd3

#b6becd

#bcc0c7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.37:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.37:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaada · ΔE 7.8

Deuteranopia

#a9a7d8 · ΔE 8.5

Tritanopia

#a0d2d0 · ΔE 20.6

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 16.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9fb7e4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9fb7e4]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#9fb7e4 (#9fb7e4) is rgb(159, 183, 228) in RGB.

No, #9fb7e4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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