#9aa5cd

Color #9aa5cd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 13.65 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#9aa5cd

RGB

rgb(154, 165, 205)

HSL

hsl(227.1, 33.8%, 70.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(227.1, 24.9%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.9%, 19.5%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(68.16, 4.94, -21.67)

LCH

lch(68.16, 22.23, 282.84)

OKLCH

oklch(72.7%, 0.0595, 272.8)

HWB

hwb(227.1, 60.4%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cdc29a

Analogous

#9abecd

#9aa5cd

#a99acd

Triadic

#9aa5cd

#cd9aa5

#a5cd9a

Split-complementary

#9aa5cd

#cda99a

#becd9a

Tetradic

#9aa5cd

#c29acd

#cdc29a

#a5cd9a

Square

#9aa5cd

#cd9abe

#cdc29a

#9acda9

Shades

Color #9aa5cd mixed toward black.

#7281b9

#4f61a0

#3b4878

#283050

#141828

Tints

Color #9aa5cd mixed toward white.

#abb4d5

#bcc3de

#cdd2e6

#dde1ee

#eef0f7

Tones

Color #9aa5cd mixed toward gray.

#9ea7c9

#a3aac5

#a7acc0

#abafbc

#afb1b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.64:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.64:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9fc4 · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#9e9dc2 · ΔE 4.8

Tritanopia

#9bbdbb · ΔE 20.6

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 15.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9aa5cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9aa5cd]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#9aa5cd (#9aa5cd) is rgb(154, 165, 205) in RGB.

No, #9aa5cd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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