#9ca6bf

Color #9ca6bf

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 10.86 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#9ca6bf

RGB

rgb(156, 166, 191)

HSL

hsl(222.9, 21.5%, 68%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(222.9, 18.3%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.3%, 13.1%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(68.1, 1.77, -14)

LCH

lch(68.1, 14.11, 277.21)

OKLCH

oklch(72.6%, 0.038, 268.19)

HWB

hwb(222.9, 61.2%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bfb59c

Analogous

#9cb7bf

#9ca6bf

#a39cbf

Triadic

#9ca6bf

#bf9ca6

#a6bf9c

Split-complementary

#9ca6bf

#bfa39c

#b7bf9c

Tetradic

#9ca6bf

#b59cbf

#bfb59c

#a6bf9c

Square

#9ca6bf

#bf9cb7

#bfb59c

#9cbfa3

Shades

Color #9ca6bf mixed toward black.

#7986a8

#5b698c

#444f69

#2d3446

#171a23

Tints

Color #9ca6bf mixed toward white.

#acb5ca

#bdc4d4

#cdd2df

#dee1ea

#eef0f4

Tones

Color #9ca6bf mixed toward gray.

#9fa7bc

#a2a8b9

#a5aab6

#a8abb3

#aaacb0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.44:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.62:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.62:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a0a1b9 · ΔE 4.1

Deuteranopia

#a09fb8 · ΔE 5.1

Tritanopia

#9db5b4 · ΔE 14.7

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 10.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9ca6bf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ca6bf]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#9ca6bf (#9ca6bf) is rgb(156, 166, 191) in RGB.

No, #9ca6bf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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