#9ca7d8

Color #9ca7d8

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 16.52 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#9ca7d8

RGB

rgb(156, 167, 216)

HSL

hsl(229, 43.5%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(229, 27.8%, 84.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.8%, 22.7%, 0%, 15.3%)

LAB

lab(69.23, 7.08, -26.08)

LCH

lch(69.23, 27.02, 285.19)

OKLCH

oklch(73.7%, 0.0721, 274.69)

HWB

hwb(229, 61.2%, 15.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d8cd9c

Analogous

#9cc5d8

#9ca7d8

#af9cd8

Triadic

#9ca7d8

#d89ca7

#a7d89c

Split-complementary

#9ca7d8

#d8af9c

#c5d89c

Tetradic

#9ca7d8

#cd9cd8

#d8cd9c

#a7d89c

Square

#9ca7d8

#d89cc5

#d8cd9c

#9cd8af

Shades

Color #9ca7d8 mixed toward black.

#6f7fc6

#465ab2

#354385

#232d59

#12162c

Tints

Color #9ca7d8 mixed toward white.

#acb6de

#bdc4e5

#cdd3eb

#dee2f2

#eef0f8

Tones

Color #9ca7d8 mixed toward gray.

#a1aad3

#a6adce

#abb0c9

#b0b4c4

#b5b7bf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.93:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.93:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a1ce · ΔE 4

Deuteranopia

#a09fcb · ΔE 4.6

Tritanopia

#9dc5c3 · ΔE 22.7

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 17.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9ca7d8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ca7d8]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#9ca7d8 (#9ca7d8) is rgb(156, 167, 216) in RGB.

No, #9ca7d8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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