#9badc9

Color #9badc9

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.38 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#9badc9

RGB

rgb(155, 173, 201)

HSL

hsl(216.5, 29.9%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.5, 22.9%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.9%, 13.9%, 0%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(70.23, -0.12, -16.32)

LCH

lch(70.23, 16.32, 269.58)

OKLCH

oklch(74.3%, 0.0453, 259.19)

HWB

hwb(216.5, 60.8%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c9b79b

Analogous

#9bc4c9

#9badc9

#a09bc9

Triadic

#9badc9

#c99bad

#adc99b

Split-complementary

#9badc9

#c9a09b

#c4c99b

Tetradic

#9badc9

#b79bc9

#c9b79b

#adc99b

Square

#9badc9

#c99bc4

#c9b79b

#9bc9a0

Shades

Color #9badc9 mixed toward black.

#748db4

#536f9a

#3e5374

#2a374d

#151c27

Tints

Color #9badc9 mixed toward white.

#acbbd2

#bcc8db

#cdd6e4

#dee4ed

#eef1f6

Tones

Color #9badc9 mixed toward gray.

#9faec5

#a3afc1

#a6afbe

#aab0ba

#aeb1b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.28:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.21:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.21:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a3c3 · ΔE 8.1

Deuteranopia

#a2a1c1 · ΔE 8.6

Tritanopia

#9cbebc · ΔE 15.8

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 11.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9badc9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9badc9]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#9badc9 (#9badc9) is rgb(155, 173, 201) in RGB.

No, #9badc9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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