#9fb7ea

Color #9fb7ea

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 14.38 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#9fb7ea

RGB

rgb(159, 183, 234)

HSL

hsl(220.8, 64.1%, 77.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220.8, 32.1%, 91.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(32.1%, 21.8%, 0%, 8.2%)

LAB

lab(74.3, 3.55, -28.1)

LCH

lch(74.3, 28.32, 277.2)

OKLCH

oklch(78%, 0.0779, 264.99)

HWB

hwb(220.8, 62.4%, 8.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ead29f

Analogous

#9fddea

#9fb7ea

#ad9fea

Triadic

#9fb7ea

#ea9fb7

#b7ea9f

Split-complementary

#9fb7ea

#eaad9f

#ddea9f

Tetradic

#9fb7ea

#d29fea

#ead29f

#b7ea9f

Square

#9fb7ea

#ea9fdd

#ead29f

#9feaad

Shades

Color #9fb7ea mixed toward black.

#698fde

#3466d3

#234ca1

#18326c

#0c1936

Tints

Color #9fb7ea mixed toward white.

#afc3ee

#bfcff1

#cfdbf5

#dfe7f8

#eff3fc

Tones

Color #9fb7ea mixed toward gray.

#a5b9e4

#acbcde

#b2bed7

#b8c0d1

#bec2cb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.44:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.44:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaadf · ΔE 7.3

Deuteranopia

#a9a7dc · ΔE 8.1

Tritanopia

#a0d6d4 · ΔE 22

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 17.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9fb7ea;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9fb7ea]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#9fb7ea (#9fb7ea) is rgb(159, 183, 234) in RGB.

No, #9fb7ea is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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