#9a9ea9

Color #9a9ea9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.5 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 2

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Conversions

HEX

#9a9ea9

RGB

rgb(154, 158, 169)

HSL

hsl(224, 8%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(224, 8.9%, 66.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.9%, 6.5%, 0%, 33.7%)

LAB

lab(65.11, 0.78, -6.21)

LCH

lch(65.11, 6.26, 277.16)

OKLCH

oklch(70%, 0.0166, 270)

HWB

hwb(224, 60.4%, 33.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a9a59a

Analogous

#9aa5a9

#9a9ea9

#9d9aa9

Triadic

#9a9ea9

#a99a9e

#9ea99a

Split-complementary

#9a9ea9

#a99d9a

#a5a99a

Tetradic

#9a9ea9

#a59aa9

#a9a59a

#9ea99a

Square

#9a9ea9

#a99aa5

#a9a59a

#9aa99d

Shades

Color #9a9ea9 mixed toward black.

#7d8290

#636874

#4a4e57

#32343a

#191a1d

Tints

Color #9a9ea9 mixed toward white.

#abaeb7

#bcbec6

#ccced4

#dddfe2

#eeeff1

Tones

Color #9a9ea9 mixed toward gray.

#9b9fa8

#9c9fa6

#9ea0a5

#9fa0a4

#a0a1a3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.84:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.84:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9ca6 · ΔE 2

Deuteranopia

#9c9ba6 · ΔE 2.7

Tritanopia

#9aa4a4 · ΔE 7.3

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 5.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9a9ea9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9a9ea9]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#9a9ea9 (#9a9ea9) is rgb(154, 158, 169) in RGB.

No, #9a9ea9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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