#9ea8c0

Color #9ea8c0

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 10.2 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#9ea8c0

RGB

rgb(158, 168, 192)

HSL

hsl(222.4, 21.2%, 68.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(222.4, 17.7%, 75.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.7%, 12.5%, 0%, 24.7%)

LAB

lab(68.81, 1.54, -13.46)

LCH

lch(68.81, 13.55, 276.53)

OKLCH

oklch(73.2%, 0.0365, 267.49)

HWB

hwb(222.4, 62%, 24.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c0b69e

Analogous

#9eb9c0

#9ea8c0

#a59ec0

Triadic

#9ea8c0

#c09ea8

#a8c09e

Split-complementary

#9ea8c0

#c0a59e

#b9c09e

Tetradic

#9ea8c0

#b69ec0

#c0b69e

#a8c09e

Square

#9ea8c0

#c09eb9

#c0b69e

#9ec0a5

Shades

Color #9ea8c0 mixed toward black.

#7b88a9

#5c6a8d

#45506a

#2e3547

#171b23

Tints

Color #9ea8c0 mixed toward white.

#aeb6ca

#bec5d5

#ced3df

#dfe2ea

#eff0f4

Tones

Color #9ea8c0 mixed toward gray.

#a1a9bd

#a4aaba

#a6abb7

#a9adb5

#acaeb2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.38:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.82:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.82:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a3bb · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#a2a1b9 · ΔE 5.2

Tritanopia

#9fb6b5 · ΔE 14.1

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 10.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9ea8c0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ea8c0]

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

#9ea8c0 (#9ea8c0) is rgb(158, 168, 192) in RGB.

No, #9ea8c0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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