#9ea9bc

Color #9ea9bc

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 10.47 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 3.1

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Conversions

HEX

#9ea9bc

RGB

rgb(158, 169, 188)

HSL

hsl(218, 18.3%, 67.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218, 16%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(16%, 10.1%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(68.95, 0.11, -11.04)

LCH

lch(68.95, 11.04, 270.57)

OKLCH

oklch(73.2%, 0.0302, 261.44)

HWB

hwb(218, 62%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bcb19e

Analogous

#9eb8bc

#9ea9bc

#a29ebc

Triadic

#9ea9bc

#bc9ea9

#a9bc9e

Split-complementary

#9ea9bc

#bca29e

#b8bc9e

Tetradic

#9ea9bc

#b19ebc

#bcb19e

#a9bc9e

Square

#9ea9bc

#bc9eb8

#bcb19e

#9ebca2

Shades

Color #9ea9bc mixed toward black.

#7c8ba4

#5e6e88

#475266

#2f3744

#181b22

Tints

Color #9ea9bc mixed toward white.

#aeb7c7

#bec6d2

#ced4dd

#dfe2e9

#eff1f4

Tones

Color #9ea9bc mixed toward gray.

#a0aab9

#a3aab7

#a5abb4

#a8acb2

#aaacaf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.86:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.86:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a3b8 · ΔE 5.6

Deuteranopia

#a2a1b7 · ΔE 6.4

Tritanopia

#9fb4b3 · ΔE 11.6

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 8.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9ea9bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ea9bc]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#9ea9bc (#9ea9bc) is rgb(158, 169, 188) in RGB.

No, #9ea9bc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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