#9ea7bc

Color #9ea7bc

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 10.88 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#9ea7bc

RGB

rgb(158, 167, 188)

HSL

hsl(222, 18.3%, 67.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(222, 16%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(16%, 11.2%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(68.41, 1.21, -11.84)

LCH

lch(68.41, 11.9, 275.84)

OKLCH

oklch(72.8%, 0.032, 267.14)

HWB

hwb(222, 62%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bcb39e

Analogous

#9eb6bc

#9ea7bc

#a49ebc

Triadic

#9ea7bc

#bc9ea7

#a7bc9e

Split-complementary

#9ea7bc

#bca49e

#b6bc9e

Tetradic

#9ea7bc

#b39ebc

#bcb39e

#a7bc9e

Square

#9ea7bc

#bc9eb6

#bcb39e

#9ebca4

Shades

Color #9ea7bc mixed toward black.

#7c88a4

#5e6b88

#475066

#2f3544

#181b22

Tints

Color #9ea7bc mixed toward white.

#aeb6c7

#bec4d2

#ced3dd

#dfe2e9

#eff0f4

Tones

Color #9ea7bc mixed toward gray.

#a0a8b9

#a3a9b7

#a5aab4

#a8abb2

#aaacaf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.41:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.71:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.71:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a2b7 · ΔE 4.3

Deuteranopia

#a1a1b6 · ΔE 4.4

Tritanopia

#9eb3b2 · ΔE 12.9

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 9.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9ea7bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ea7bc]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#9ea7bc (#9ea7bc) is rgb(158, 167, 188) in RGB.

No, #9ea7bc 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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