#9db5c7

Color #9db5c7

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.5 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#9db5c7

RGB

rgb(157, 181, 199)

HSL

hsl(205.7, 27.3%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(205.7, 21.1%, 78%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.1%, 9%, 0%, 22%)

LAB

lab(72.45, -4.29, -11.86)

LCH

lch(72.45, 12.61, 250.11)

OKLCH

oklch(76.1%, 0.037, 240.39)

HWB

hwb(205.7, 61.6%, 22%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c7af9d

Analogous

#9dc7c4

#9db5c7

#9da0c7

Triadic

#9db5c7

#c79db5

#b5c79d

Split-complementary

#9db5c7

#c79da0

#c7c49d

Tetradic

#9db5c7

#af9dc7

#c7af9d

#b5c79d

Square

#9db5c7

#c49dc7

#c7af9d

#a0c79d

Shades

Color #9db5c7 mixed toward black.

#7798b1

#567b97

#415c71

#2b3e4c

#161f26

Tints

Color #9db5c7 mixed toward white.

#adc1d0

#beceda

#cedae3

#dee6ec

#eff3f6

Tones

Color #9db5c7 mixed toward gray.

#a0b5c4

#a4b4c0

#a7b3bd

#abb3b9

#aeb2b5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.87:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.87:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8c3 · ΔE 12.2

Deuteranopia

#a7a5c2 · ΔE 13.5

Tritanopia

#9ebfbf · ΔE 9.9

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 10.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9db5c7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9db5c7]

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Steel Blue #4682b4

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Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#9db5c7 (#9db5c7) is rgb(157, 181, 199) in RGB.

No, #9db5c7 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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