#9cadd3

Color #9cadd3

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 10.56 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 5.9

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#9cadd3

RGB

rgb(156, 173, 211)

HSL

hsl(221.5, 38.5%, 72%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.5, 26.1%, 82.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(26.1%, 18%, 0%, 17.3%)

LAB

lab(70.63, 2.54, -21.19)

LCH

lch(70.63, 21.34, 276.84)

OKLCH

oklch(74.8%, 0.0582, 266.06)

HWB

hwb(221.5, 61.2%, 17.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d3c29c

Analogous

#9cc9d3

#9cadd3

#a79cd3

Triadic

#9cadd3

#d39cad

#add39c

Split-complementary

#9cadd3

#d3a79c

#c9d39c

Tetradic

#9cadd3

#c29cd3

#d3c29c

#add39c

Square

#9cadd3

#d39cc9

#d3c29c

#9cd3a7

Shades

Color #9cadd3 mixed toward black.

#728ac0

#4b68aa

#384e7f

#263455

#131a2a

Tints

Color #9cadd3 mixed toward white.

#adbbda

#bdc8e2

#ced6e9

#dee4f0

#eff1f8

Tones

Color #9cadd3 mixed toward gray.

#a1afcf

#a5b1ca

#aab2c5

#aeb4c1

#b3b6bc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.33:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.33:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a4cb · ΔE 6.4

Deuteranopia

#a3a1c9 · ΔE 7.2

Tritanopia

#9dc4c2 · ΔE 19.5

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 14.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9cadd3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9cadd3]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#9cadd3 (#9cadd3) is rgb(156, 173, 211) in RGB.

No, #9cadd3 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #9cadd3, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast