#9fb8da

Color #9fb8da

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 6.45 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#9fb8da

RGB

rgb(159, 184, 218)

HSL

hsl(214.6, 44.4%, 73.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.6, 27.1%, 85.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.1%, 15.6%, 0%, 14.5%)

LAB

lab(74.01, -0.9, -19.87)

LCH

lch(74.01, 19.89, 267.41)

OKLCH

oklch(77.5%, 0.056, 256.16)

HWB

hwb(214.6, 62.4%, 14.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dac19f

Analogous

#9fd5da

#9fb8da

#a39fda

Triadic

#9fb8da

#da9fb8

#b8da9f

Split-complementary

#9fb8da

#daa39f

#d5da9f

Tetradic

#9fb8da

#c19fda

#dac19f

#b8da9f

Square

#9fb8da

#da9fd5

#dac19f

#9fdaa3

Shades

Color #9fb8da mixed toward black.

#7296c9

#4675b5

#345888

#233b5b

#111d2d

Tints

Color #9fb8da mixed toward white.

#afc4e0

#bfd0e6

#cfdbec

#dfe7f3

#eff3f9

Tones

Color #9fb8da mixed toward gray.

#a4b9d5

#a9b9d0

#aebacb

#b3bbc6

#b8bcc1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.34:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.34:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaabd2 · ΔE 9.3

Deuteranopia

#a9a7d1 · ΔE 10.5

Tritanopia

#a0cccb · ΔE 16.9

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 13.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9fb8da;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9fb8da]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#9fb8da (#9fb8da) is rgb(159, 184, 218) in RGB.

No, #9fb8da is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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