#9ca8d8

Color #9ca8d8

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 15.83 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#9ca8d8

RGB

rgb(156, 168, 216)

HSL

hsl(228, 43.5%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(228, 27.8%, 84.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.8%, 22.2%, 0%, 15.3%)

LAB

lab(69.49, 6.52, -25.68)

LCH

lch(69.49, 26.49, 284.25)

OKLCH

oklch(73.9%, 0.0708, 273.64)

HWB

hwb(228, 61.2%, 15.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d8cc9c

Analogous

#9cc6d8

#9ca8d8

#ae9cd8

Triadic

#9ca8d8

#d89ca8

#a8d89c

Split-complementary

#9ca8d8

#d8ae9c

#c6d89c

Tetradic

#9ca8d8

#cc9cd8

#d8cc9c

#a8d89c

Square

#9ca8d8

#d89cc6

#d8cc9c

#9cd8ae

Shades

Color #9ca8d8 mixed toward black.

#6f81c6

#465cb2

#354585

#232e59

#12172c

Tints

Color #9ca8d8 mixed toward white.

#acb6de

#bdc5e5

#cdd3eb

#dee2f2

#eef0f8

Tones

Color #9ca8d8 mixed toward gray.

#a1abd3

#a6aece

#abb1c9

#b0b4c4

#b5b7bf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.33:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.01:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.01:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a1ce · ΔE 4.3

Deuteranopia

#a1a0cb · ΔE 4.9

Tritanopia

#9dc5c3 · ΔE 22.4

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 16.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9ca8d8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ca8d8]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#9ca8d8 (#9ca8d8) is rgb(156, 168, 216) in RGB.

No, #9ca8d8 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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