#9ca7d7

Color #9ca7d7

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 16.11 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#9ca7d7

RGB

rgb(156, 167, 215)

HSL

hsl(228.8, 42.4%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(228.8, 27.4%, 84.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.4%, 22.3%, 0%, 15.7%)

LAB

lab(69.19, 6.84, -25.59)

LCH

lch(69.19, 26.49, 284.96)

OKLCH

oklch(73.7%, 0.0707, 274.54)

HWB

hwb(228.8, 61.2%, 15.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d7cc9c

Analogous

#9cc4d7

#9ca7d7

#ae9cd7

Triadic

#9ca7d7

#d79ca7

#a7d79c

Split-complementary

#9ca7d7

#d7ae9c

#c4d79c

Tetradic

#9ca7d7

#cc9cd7

#d7cc9c

#a7d79c

Square

#9ca7d7

#d79cc4

#d7cc9c

#9cd7ae

Shades

Color #9ca7d7 mixed toward black.

#7080c5

#475bb0

#354484

#242d58

#12172c

Tints

Color #9ca7d7 mixed toward white.

#acb6de

#bdc4e4

#cdd3eb

#dee2f2

#eef0f8

Tones

Color #9ca7d7 mixed toward gray.

#a1aad2

#a6adcd

#abb0c8

#b0b3c3

#b4b6be

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.92:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.92:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a1cd · ΔE 4

Deuteranopia

#a09fca · ΔE 4.6

Tritanopia

#9dc4c2 · ΔE 22.5

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 17

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9ca7d7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ca7d7]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#9ca7d7 (#9ca7d7) is rgb(156, 167, 215) in RGB.

No, #9ca7d7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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