#9caecd

Color #9caecd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.38 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#9caecd

RGB

rgb(156, 174, 205)

HSL

hsl(218, 32.9%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218, 23.9%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.9%, 15.1%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(70.7, 0.58, -17.8)

LCH

lch(70.7, 17.81, 271.87)

OKLCH

oklch(74.7%, 0.0492, 261.34)

HWB

hwb(218, 61.2%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cdbb9c

Analogous

#9cc7cd

#9caecd

#a39ccd

Triadic

#9caecd

#cd9cae

#aecd9c

Split-complementary

#9caecd

#cda39c

#c7cd9c

Tetradic

#9caecd

#bb9ccd

#cdbb9c

#aecd9c

Square

#9caecd

#cd9cc7

#cdbb9c

#9ccda3

Shades

Color #9caecd mixed toward black.

#748db9

#516ea0

#3d5278

#283750

#141b28

Tints

Color #9caecd mixed toward white.

#adbcd5

#bdc9de

#ced7e6

#dee4ee

#eff2f7

Tones

Color #9caecd mixed toward gray.

#a0afc9

#a4b0c5

#a8b1c1

#acb2bd

#b0b3b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.35:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.35:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a4c6 · ΔE 7.6

Deuteranopia

#a3a2c4 · ΔE 8.2

Tritanopia

#9dc0bf · ΔE 16.5

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 12.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9caecd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9caecd]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#9caecd (#9caecd) is rgb(156, 174, 205) in RGB.

No, #9caecd 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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