#9aafde

Color #9aafde

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 13.76 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#9aafde

RGB

rgb(154, 175, 222)

HSL

hsl(221.5, 50.7%, 73.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.5, 30.6%, 87.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(30.6%, 21.2%, 0%, 12.9%)

LAB

lab(71.42, 3.53, -26.02)

LCH

lch(71.42, 26.26, 277.73)

OKLCH

oklch(75.5%, 0.0719, 265.93)

HWB

hwb(221.5, 60.4%, 12.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dec99a

Analogous

#9ad1de

#9aafde

#a79ade

Triadic

#9aafde

#de9aaf

#afde9a

Split-complementary

#9aafde

#dea79a

#d1de9a

Tetradic

#9aafde

#c99ade

#dec99a

#afde9a

Square

#9aafde

#de9ad1

#dec99a

#9adea7

Shades

Color #9aafde mixed toward black.

#6b89ce

#3e65bd

#2e4c8e

#1f325e

#0f192f

Tints

Color #9aafde mixed toward white.

#abbce3

#bccae9

#ccd7ee

#dde4f4

#eef2f9

Tones

Color #9aafde mixed toward gray.

#a0b1d8

#a5b3d3

#abb5cd

#b1b8c7

#b6bac2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.56:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.56:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a4d4 · ΔE 6.8

Deuteranopia

#a2a1d1 · ΔE 7.4

Tritanopia

#9bcbc9 · ΔE 21.4

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 16.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9aafde;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9aafde]

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

#9aafde (#9aafde) is rgb(154, 175, 222) in RGB.

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

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