#9fbaeb

Color #9fbaeb

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 13.07 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#9fbaeb

RGB

rgb(159, 186, 235)

HSL

hsl(218.7, 65.5%, 77.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.7, 32.3%, 92.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(32.3%, 20.9%, 0%, 7.8%)

LAB

lab(75.13, 2.16, -27.37)

LCH

lch(75.13, 27.46, 274.51)

OKLCH

oklch(78.6%, 0.0762, 262.16)

HWB

hwb(218.7, 62.4%, 7.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ebd09f

Analogous

#9fe0eb

#9fbaeb

#aa9feb

Triadic

#9fbaeb

#eb9fba

#baeb9f

Split-complementary

#9fbaeb

#ebaa9f

#e0eb9f

Tetradic

#9fbaeb

#d09feb

#ebd09f

#baeb9f

Square

#9fbaeb

#eb9fe0

#ebd09f

#9febaa

Shades

Color #9fbaeb mixed toward black.

#6993e0

#326cd4

#2250a3

#17356d

#0b1b36

Tints

Color #9fbaeb mixed toward white.

#afc6ee

#bfd1f2

#cfddf5

#dfe8f8

#eff4fc

Tones

Color #9fbaeb mixed toward gray.

#a6bce5

#acbede

#b2c0d8

#b8c1d2

#bfc3cb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.7:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.7:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#abace0 · ΔE 8

Deuteranopia

#aaa8de · ΔE 9

Tritanopia

#a0d8d6 · ΔE 21.3

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 17

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9fbaeb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9fbaeb]

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

#9fbaeb (#9fbaeb) is rgb(159, 186, 235) in RGB.

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

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