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#9dadef

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

RGB
157, 173, 239
HSL
228°, 72%, 78%
CMYK
34, 28, 0, 6
Luminance
0.4329

Every format

HEX#9dadef
RGBrgb(157, 173, 239)
HSLhsl(228, 72%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(34%, 28%, 0%, 6%)
LABlab(71.8 9.8 -34.8)
LCHlch(71.8 36.1 285.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.760 0.097 273.4)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #9dadef;
background-color: #9dadef;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#9dadef] bg-[#9dadef]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #9dadef;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.616, green: 0.678, blue: 0.937)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#9dadef")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#9dadef on white: 2.17:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#9dadef on black: 9.66:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red61.6%
Green67.8%
Blue93.7%

CMYK percentages

Cyan34.3%
Magenta27.6%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)6.3%

Color previews

#9dadef text on a black background

contrast 9.66:1

Card sample

#9dadef text on a white background

contrast 2.17:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(157, 173, 239, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(157, 173, 239, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #9dadef;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9dadef, #C49DEF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #9dadef

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #9dadef in the Color Lab