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#9dabed

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

RGB
157, 171, 237
HSL
230°, 69%, 77%
CMYK
34, 28, 0, 7
Luminance
0.4241

Every format

HEX#9dabed
RGBrgb(157, 171, 237)
HSLhsl(230, 69%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(34%, 28%, 0%, 7%)
LABlab(71.2 10.4 -34.6)
LCHlch(71.2 36.1 286.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.755 0.097 274.6)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #9dabed;
background-color: #9dabed;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#9dabed] bg-[#9dabed]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #9dabed;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.616, green: 0.671, blue: 0.929)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#9dabed")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#9dabed on white: 2.21:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#9dabed on black: 9.48:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red61.6%
Green67.1%
Blue92.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan33.8%
Magenta27.8%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)7.1%

Color previews

#9dabed text on a black background

contrast 9.48:1

Card sample

#9dabed text on a white background

contrast 2.21:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(157, 171, 237, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(157, 171, 237, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #9dabed;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9dabed, #C49DED);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #9dabed

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #9dabed in the Color Lab