#9da5cb

Color #9da5cb

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 13.17 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#9da5cb

RGB

rgb(157, 165, 203)

HSL

hsl(229.6, 30.7%, 70.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(229.6, 22.7%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.7%, 18.7%, 0%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(68.31, 5.39, -20.32)

LCH

lch(68.31, 21.02, 284.86)

OKLCH

oklch(72.9%, 0.0559, 275.65)

HWB

hwb(229.6, 61.6%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cbc39d

Analogous

#9dbccb

#9da5cb

#ac9dcb

Triadic

#9da5cb

#cb9da5

#a5cb9d

Split-complementary

#9da5cb

#cbac9d

#bccb9d

Tetradic

#9da5cb

#c39dcb

#cbc39d

#a5cb9d

Square

#9da5cb

#cb9dbc

#cbc39d

#9dcbac

Shades

Color #9da5cb mixed toward black.

#7681b6

#53609d

#3e4876

#2a304e

#151827

Tints

Color #9da5cb mixed toward white.

#adb4d4

#bec3dc

#ced2e5

#dee1ee

#eff0f6

Tones

Color #9da5cb mixed toward gray.

#a1a7c7

#a5aac3

#a9adc0

#acafbc

#b0b2b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.68:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.68:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a1c3 · ΔE 3.3

Deuteranopia

#a09fc1 · ΔE 3.8

Tritanopia

#9dbcba · ΔE 20.3

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 14.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9da5cb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9da5cb]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#9da5cb (#9da5cb) is rgb(157, 165, 203) in RGB.

No, #9da5cb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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