#9eaabf

Color #9eaabf

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 9.75 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#9eaabf

RGB

rgb(158, 170, 191)

HSL

hsl(218.2, 20.5%, 68.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.2, 17.3%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.3%, 11%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(69.31, 0.22, -12.16)

LCH

lch(69.31, 12.16, 271.04)

OKLCH

oklch(73.5%, 0.0332, 261.7)

HWB

hwb(218.2, 62%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bfb39e

Analogous

#9ebabf

#9eaabf

#a29ebf

Triadic

#9eaabf

#bf9eaa

#aabf9e

Split-complementary

#9eaabf

#bfa29e

#babf9e

Tetradic

#9eaabf

#b39ebf

#bfb39e

#aabf9e

Square

#9eaabf

#bf9eba

#bfb39e

#9ebfa2

Shades

Color #9eaabf mixed toward black.

#7b8ba8

#5c6e8c

#455269

#2e3746

#171b23

Tints

Color #9eaabf mixed toward white.

#aeb8ca

#bec6d4

#ced4df

#dfe3ea

#eff1f4

Tones

Color #9eaabf mixed toward gray.

#a1abbc

#a3abb9

#a6acb7

#a9adb4

#acaeb1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.96:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.96:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a3ba · ΔE 6

Deuteranopia

#a3a2b9 · ΔE 6.5

Tritanopia

#9fb6b5 · ΔE 12.5

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9eaabf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9eaabf]

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

#9eaabf (#9eaabf) is rgb(158, 170, 191) in RGB.

No, #9eaabf 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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