#9baabd

Color #9baabd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 10.13 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#9baabd

RGB

rgb(155, 170, 189)

HSL

hsl(213.5, 20.5%, 67.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(213.5, 18%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(18%, 10.1%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(69.03, -1.19, -11.49)

LCH

lch(69.03, 11.55, 264.09)

OKLCH

oklch(73.3%, 0.0323, 254.37)

HWB

hwb(213.5, 60.8%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bdae9b

Analogous

#9bbbbd

#9baabd

#9d9bbd

Triadic

#9baabd

#bd9baa

#aabd9b

Split-complementary

#9baabd

#bd9d9b

#bbbd9b

Tetradic

#9baabd

#ae9bbd

#bdae9b

#aabd9b

Square

#9baabd

#bd9bbb

#bdae9b

#9bbd9d

Shades

Color #9baabd mixed toward black.

#798da6

#5b708a

#445468

#2e3845

#171c23

Tints

Color #9baabd mixed toward white.

#acb8c8

#bcc6d3

#cdd5de

#dee3e9

#eef1f4

Tones

Color #9baabd mixed toward gray.

#9eaaba

#a1abb7

#a4abb5

#a6abb2

#a9acaf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.88:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.88:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a2b9 · ΔE 7.8

Deuteranopia

#a1a0b8 · ΔE 8.5

Tritanopia

#9cb5b4 · ΔE 11.4

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 9.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9baabd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9baabd]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#9baabd (#9baabd) is rgb(155, 170, 189) in RGB.

No, #9baabd 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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