#9ea2c4

Color #9ea2c4

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 13.42 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#9ea2c4

RGB

rgb(158, 162, 196)

HSL

hsl(233.7, 24.4%, 69.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(233.7, 19.4%, 76.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.4%, 17.3%, 0%, 23.1%)

LAB

lab(67.35, 5.77, -17.89)

LCH

lch(67.35, 18.8, 287.88)

OKLCH

oklch(72.1%, 0.0495, 279.77)

HWB

hwb(233.7, 62%, 23.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c4c09e

Analogous

#9eb5c4

#9ea2c4

#ad9ec4

Triadic

#9ea2c4

#c49ea2

#a2c49e

Split-complementary

#9ea2c4

#c4ad9e

#b5c49e

Tetradic

#9ea2c4

#c09ec4

#c4c09e

#a2c49e

Square

#9ea2c4

#c49eb5

#c4c09e

#9ec4ad

Shades

Color #9ea2c4 mixed toward black.

#797fae

#595f93

#43476e

#2d3049

#161825

Tints

Color #9ea2c4 mixed toward white.

#aeb1ce

#bec1d8

#ced0e2

#dfe0eb

#efeff5

Tones

Color #9ea2c4 mixed toward gray.

#a1a4c1

#a4a7be

#a7a9ba

#abacb7

#aeaeb4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.49:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.42:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.42:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a0a0bc · ΔE 2.4

Deuteranopia

#a09fbb · ΔE 2.7

Tritanopia

#9eb6b5 · ΔE 18.8

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 13.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9ea2c4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ea2c4]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#9ea2c4 (#9ea2c4) is rgb(158, 162, 196) in RGB.

No, #9ea2c4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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