#9aa9c7

Color #9aa9c7

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 9.95 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#9aa9c7

RGB

rgb(154, 169, 199)

HSL

hsl(220, 28.7%, 69.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220, 22.6%, 78%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.6%, 15.1%, 0%, 22%)

LAB

lab(69.02, 1.31, -17.05)

LCH

lch(69.02, 17.1, 274.39)

OKLCH

oklch(73.3%, 0.0467, 264.23)

HWB

hwb(220, 60.4%, 22%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c7b89a

Analogous

#9abfc7

#9aa9c7

#a19ac7

Triadic

#9aa9c7

#c79aa9

#a9c79a

Split-complementary

#9aa9c7

#c7a19a

#bfc79a

Tetradic

#9aa9c7

#b89ac7

#c7b89a

#a9c79a

Square

#9aa9c7

#c79abf

#c7b89a

#9ac7a1

Shades

Color #9aa9c7 mixed toward black.

#7489b2

#546a97

#3f5072

#2a354c

#151b26

Tints

Color #9aa9c7 mixed toward white.

#abb7d0

#bcc6da

#ccd4e3

#dde2ec

#eef1f6

Tones

Color #9aa9c7 mixed toward gray.

#9eaac3

#a1abbf

#a5adbc

#a9aeb8

#adafb4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.87:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.87:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a1c0 · ΔE 6.5

Deuteranopia

#a09fbf · ΔE 7

Tritanopia

#9bbbba · ΔE 16.5

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 12.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9aa9c7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9aa9c7]

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

#9aa9c7 (#9aa9c7) is rgb(154, 169, 199) in RGB.

No, #9aa9c7 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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