#9ca0c2

Color #9ca0c2

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 14.06 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#9ca0c2

RGB

rgb(156, 160, 194)

HSL

hsl(233.7, 23.7%, 68.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(233.7, 19.6%, 76.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.6%, 17.5%, 0%, 23.9%)

LAB

lab(66.6, 5.79, -17.92)

LCH

lch(66.6, 18.83, 287.91)

OKLCH

oklch(71.4%, 0.0496, 279.75)

HWB

hwb(233.7, 61.2%, 23.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c2be9c

Analogous

#9cb3c2

#9ca0c2

#ab9cc2

Triadic

#9ca0c2

#c29ca0

#a0c29c

Split-complementary

#9ca0c2

#c2ab9c

#b3c29c

Tetradic

#9ca0c2

#be9cc2

#c2be9c

#a0c29c

Square

#9ca0c2

#c29cb3

#c2be9c

#9cc2ab

Shades

Color #9ca0c2 mixed toward black.

#787dac

#595f90

#43476c

#2c2f48

#161824

Tints

Color #9ca0c2 mixed toward white.

#acb0cc

#bdc0d6

#cdcfe0

#dedfeb

#eeeff5

Tones

Color #9ca0c2 mixed toward gray.

#9fa2bf

#a2a5bc

#a5a7b8

#a9aab5

#acacb2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.55:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.22:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.22:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9ebb · ΔE 2.2

Deuteranopia

#9e9db9 · ΔE 2.7

Tritanopia

#9cb4b3 · ΔE 18.8

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 13.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9ca0c2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ca0c2]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#9ca0c2 (#9ca0c2) is rgb(156, 160, 194) in RGB.

No, #9ca0c2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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