#9da9cf

Color #9da9cf

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 11.8 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#9da9cf

RGB

rgb(157, 169, 207)

HSL

hsl(225.6, 34.2%, 71.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(225.6, 24.2%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.2%, 18.4%, 0%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(69.5, 4.11, -20.7)

LCH

lch(69.5, 21.1, 281.23)

OKLCH

oklch(73.9%, 0.0567, 271.21)

HWB

hwb(225.6, 61.6%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cfc39d

Analogous

#9dc2cf

#9da9cf

#aa9dcf

Triadic

#9da9cf

#cf9da9

#a9cf9d

Split-complementary

#9da9cf

#cfaa9d

#c2cf9d

Tetradic

#9da9cf

#c39dcf

#cfc39d

#a9cf9d

Square

#9da9cf

#cf9dc2

#cfc39d

#9dcfaa

Shades

Color #9da9cf mixed toward black.

#7485bb

#5064a3

#3c4b7a

#283251

#141929

Tints

Color #9da9cf mixed toward white.

#adb7d7

#bec6df

#ced4e7

#dee2ef

#eff1f7

Tones

Color #9da9cf mixed toward gray.

#a1abcb

#a5adc7

#aab0c3

#aeb2be

#b2b4ba

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

#a2a2c7 · ΔE 4.6

Deuteranopia

#a2a1c5 · ΔE 5.1

Tritanopia

#9ec0be · ΔE 19.9

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 14.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9da9cf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9da9cf]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#9da9cf (#9da9cf) is rgb(157, 169, 207) in RGB.

No, #9da9cf 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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