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#9bacec

a light, vivid blue · warm · closest name: steelblue

RGB
155, 172, 236
HSL
227°, 68%, 77%
CMYK
34, 27, 0, 8
Luminance
0.4253

Every format

HEX#9bacec
RGBrgb(155, 172, 236)
HSLhsl(227, 68%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(34%, 27%, 0%, 8%)
LABlab(71.2 9.0 -33.9)
LCHlch(71.2 35.1 284.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.755 0.094 272.5)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #9bacec;
background-color: #9bacec;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#9bacec] bg-[#9bacec]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #9bacec;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.608, green: 0.675, blue: 0.925)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#9bacec")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#9bacec on white: 2.21:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#9bacec on black: 9.51:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red60.8%
Green67.5%
Blue92.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan34.3%
Magenta27.1%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)7.5%

Color previews

#9bacec text on a black background

contrast 9.51:1

Card sample

#9bacec text on a white background

contrast 2.21:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #9bacec;
Background color
Panel with #9bacec background
background-color: #9bacec;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #9bacec;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(155, 172, 236, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(155, 172, 236, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #9bacec;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9bacec, #C09BEC);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #9bacec

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #9bacec in the Color Lab