#9aa8bc

Color #9aa8bc

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 10.61 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#9aa8bc

RGB

rgb(154, 168, 188)

HSL

hsl(215.3, 20.2%, 67.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.3, 18.1%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.1%, 10.6%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(68.39, -0.64, -11.9)

LCH

lch(68.39, 11.92, 266.92)

OKLCH

oklch(72.7%, 0.0331, 257.26)

HWB

hwb(215.3, 60.4%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bcae9a

Analogous

#9ab9bc

#9aa8bc

#9d9abc

Triadic

#9aa8bc

#bc9aa8

#a8bc9a

Split-complementary

#9aa8bc

#bc9d9a

#b9bc9a

Tetradic

#9aa8bc

#ae9abc

#bcae9a

#a8bc9a

Square

#9aa8bc

#bc9ab9

#bcae9a

#9abc9d

Shades

Color #9aa8bc mixed toward black.

#788ba5

#5b6e89

#445267

#2e3745

#171b22

Tints

Color #9aa8bc mixed toward white.

#abb7c7

#bcc5d2

#cdd4de

#dde2e9

#eef1f4

Tones

Color #9aa8bc mixed toward gray.

#9da9b9

#a0a9b6

#a3aab4

#a5aab1

#a8abae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.41:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.7:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.7:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a0a0b7 · ΔE 7.1

Deuteranopia

#9f9eb6 · ΔE 7.9

Tritanopia

#9bb4b3 · ΔE 12.1

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 9.4

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #9aa8bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9aa8bc]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#9aa8bc (#9aa8bc) is rgb(154, 168, 188) in RGB.

No, #9aa8bc 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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