#9aa6bf

Color #9aa6bf

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 10.82 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 2.9

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Conversions

HEX

#9aa6bf

RGB

rgb(154, 166, 191)

HSL

hsl(220.5, 22.4%, 67.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220.5, 19.4%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.4%, 13.1%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(67.95, 1.13, -14.23)

LCH

lch(67.95, 14.27, 274.54)

OKLCH

oklch(72.4%, 0.0388, 264.98)

HWB

hwb(220.5, 60.4%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bfb39a

Analogous

#9ab8bf

#9aa6bf

#a09abf

Triadic

#9aa6bf

#bf9aa6

#a6bf9a

Split-complementary

#9aa6bf

#bfa09a

#b8bf9a

Tetradic

#9aa6bf

#b39abf

#bfb39a

#a6bf9a

Square

#9aa6bf

#bf9ab8

#bfb39a

#9abfa0

Shades

Color #9aa6bf mixed toward black.

#7787a9

#596a8d

#434f69

#2d3546

#161a23

Tints

Color #9aa6bf mixed toward white.

#abb5ca

#bcc4d4

#ccd2df

#dde1ea

#eef0f4

Tones

Color #9aa6bf mixed toward gray.

#9da7bc

#a0a8b9

#a3a9b6

#a6aab3

#a9abaf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.58:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.58:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9fb9 · ΔE 5.6

Deuteranopia

#9f9eb8 · ΔE 6.1

Tritanopia

#9bb5b4 · ΔE 14.6

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 10.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9aa6bf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9aa6bf]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#9aa6bf (#9aa6bf) is rgb(154, 166, 191) in RGB.

No, #9aa6bf is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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