#9ca5d0

Color #9ca5d0

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 14.74 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#9ca5d0

RGB

rgb(156, 165, 208)

HSL

hsl(229.6, 35.6%, 71.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(229.6, 25%, 81.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(25%, 20.7%, 0%, 18.4%)

LAB

lab(68.41, 6.27, -22.93)

LCH

lch(68.41, 23.77, 285.29)

OKLCH

oklch(73%, 0.0632, 275.54)

HWB

hwb(229.6, 61.2%, 18.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d0c79c

Analogous

#9cbfd0

#9ca5d0

#ad9cd0

Triadic

#9ca5d0

#d09ca5

#a5d09c

Split-complementary

#9ca5d0

#d0ad9c

#bfd09c

Tetradic

#9ca5d0

#c79cd0

#d0c79c

#a5d09c

Square

#9ca5d0

#d09cbf

#d0c79c

#9cd0ad

Shades

Color #9ca5d0 mixed toward black.

#7380bc

#4e5da5

#3b467b

#272f52

#141729

Tints

Color #9ca5d0 mixed toward white.

#adb4d8

#bdc3e0

#ced2e8

#dee1ef

#eff0f7

Tones

Color #9ca5d0 mixed toward gray.

#a0a8cc

#a5abc7

#a9aec3

#adb0bf

#b2b3ba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.41:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.71:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.71:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a0a0c7 · ΔE 3.5

Deuteranopia

#9f9fc4 · ΔE 3.9

Tritanopia

#9cbfbd · ΔE 21.6

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 15.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9ca5d0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ca5d0]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#9ca5d0 (#9ca5d0) is rgb(156, 165, 208) in RGB.

No, #9ca5d0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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