#9db5c8

Color #9db5c8

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.18 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#9db5c8

RGB

rgb(157, 181, 200)

HSL

hsl(206.5, 28.1%, 70%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(206.5, 21.5%, 78.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.5%, 9.5%, 0%, 21.6%)

LAB

lab(72.48, -4.07, -12.36)

LCH

lch(72.48, 13.01, 251.77)

OKLCH

oklch(76.1%, 0.0381, 241.95)

HWB

hwb(206.5, 61.6%, 21.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c8b09d

Analogous

#9dc8c5

#9db5c8

#9da0c8

Triadic

#9db5c8

#c89db5

#b5c89d

Split-complementary

#9db5c8

#c89da0

#c8c59d

Tetradic

#9db5c8

#b09dc8

#c8b09d

#b5c89d

Square

#9db5c8

#c59dc8

#c8b09d

#a0c89d

Shades

Color #9db5c8 mixed toward black.

#7798b3

#567b98

#405c72

#2b3d4c

#151f26

Tints

Color #9db5c8 mixed toward white.

#adc1d1

#beceda

#cedae3

#dee6ed

#eff3f6

Tones

Color #9db5c8 mixed toward gray.

#a1b5c4

#a4b4c1

#a8b4bd

#abb3ba

#afb3b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.88:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.88:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8c4 · ΔE 12.1

Deuteranopia

#a7a5c3 · ΔE 13.3

Tritanopia

#9ec0bf · ΔE 10.8

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 10.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9db5c8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9db5c8]

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Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#9db5c8 (#9db5c8) is rgb(157, 181, 200) in RGB.

No, #9db5c8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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