#9cafcc

Color #9cafcc

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.78 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#9cafcc

RGB

rgb(156, 175, 204)

HSL

hsl(216.3, 32%, 70.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.3, 23.5%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.5%, 14.2%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(70.93, -0.2, -16.9)

LCH

lch(70.93, 16.9, 269.32)

OKLCH

oklch(74.9%, 0.047, 258.71)

HWB

hwb(216.3, 61.2%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ccb99c

Analogous

#9cc7cc

#9cafcc

#a19ccc

Triadic

#9cafcc

#cc9caf

#afcc9c

Split-complementary

#9cafcc

#cca19c

#c7cc9c

Tetradic

#9cafcc

#b99ccc

#ccb99c

#afcc9c

Square

#9cafcc

#cc9cc7

#ccb99c

#9ccca1

Shades

Color #9cafcc mixed toward black.

#748fb8

#52709e

#3d5477

#29384f

#141c28

Tints

Color #9cafcc mixed toward white.

#adbcd5

#bdcadd

#ced7e6

#dee4ee

#eff2f7

Tones

Color #9cafcc mixed toward gray.

#a0b0c8

#a4b1c4

#a8b2c0

#acb2bc

#b0b3b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.42:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.42:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a5c5 · ΔE 8.3

Deuteranopia

#a3a2c4 · ΔE 8.9

Tritanopia

#9dc0bf · ΔE 15.6

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 12.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9cafcc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9cafcc]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#9cafcc (#9cafcc) is rgb(156, 175, 204) in RGB.

No, #9cafcc 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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