#9ca0c5

Color #9ca0c5

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 14.7 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 7.7

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Conversions

HEX

#9ca0c5

RGB

rgb(156, 160, 197)

HSL

hsl(234.1, 26.1%, 69.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(234.1, 20.8%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.8%, 18.8%, 0%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(66.7, 6.48, -19.43)

LCH

lch(66.7, 20.48, 288.44)

OKLCH

oklch(71.5%, 0.0539, 280.14)

HWB

hwb(234.1, 61.2%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c5c19c

Analogous

#9cb4c5

#9ca0c5

#ac9cc5

Triadic

#9ca0c5

#c59ca0

#a0c59c

Split-complementary

#9ca0c5

#c5ac9c

#b4c59c

Tetradic

#9ca0c5

#c19cc5

#c5c19c

#a0c59c

Square

#9ca0c5

#c59cb4

#c5c19c

#9cc5ac

Shades

Color #9ca0c5 mixed toward black.

#777caf

#575d94

#41466f

#2b2e4a

#161725

Tints

Color #9ca0c5 mixed toward white.

#acb0cf

#bdc0d8

#cdcfe2

#dedfec

#eeeff5

Tones

Color #9ca0c5 mixed toward gray.

#9fa3c2

#a3a5be

#a6a8bb

#aaabb7

#adaeb4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.55:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.25:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.25:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9ebd · ΔE 2.4

Deuteranopia

#9e9dbb · ΔE 2.9

Tritanopia

#9cb6b5 · ΔE 19.8

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 14.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9ca0c5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ca0c5]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#9ca0c5 (#9ca0c5) is rgb(156, 160, 197) in RGB.

No, #9ca0c5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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