#9ba8c0

Color #9ba8c0

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 10.13 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#9ba8c0

RGB

rgb(155, 168, 192)

HSL

hsl(218.9, 22.7%, 68%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.9, 19.3%, 75.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.3%, 12.5%, 0%, 24.7%)

LAB

lab(68.59, 0.57, -13.81)

LCH

lch(68.59, 13.82, 272.36)

OKLCH

oklch(72.9%, 0.0378, 262.71)

HWB

hwb(218.9, 60.8%, 24.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c0b39b

Analogous

#9bbac0

#9ba8c0

#a09bc0

Triadic

#9ba8c0

#c09ba8

#a8c09b

Split-complementary

#9ba8c0

#c0a09b

#bac09b

Tetradic

#9ba8c0

#b39bc0

#c0b39b

#a8c09b

Square

#9ba8c0

#c09bba

#c0b39b

#9bc0a0

Shades

Color #9ba8c0 mixed toward black.

#7789aa

#596c8e

#43516a

#2d3647

#161b23

Tints

Color #9ba8c0 mixed toward white.

#acb6ca

#bcc5d5

#cdd3df

#dee2ea

#eef0f4

Tones

Color #9ba8c0 mixed toward gray.

#9ea9bd

#a1aaba

#a4abb7

#a7acb4

#aaacb0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.76:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.76:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a1bb · ΔE 6.2

Deuteranopia

#a09fb9 · ΔE 6.8

Tritanopia

#9cb6b5 · ΔE 14

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 10.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9ba8c0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ba8c0]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#9ba8c0 (#9ba8c0) is rgb(155, 168, 192) in RGB.

No, #9ba8c0 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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