#9eabc0

Color #9eabc0

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 9.39 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#9eabc0

RGB

rgb(158, 171, 192)

HSL

hsl(217.1, 21.2%, 68.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.1, 17.7%, 75.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.7%, 10.9%, 0%, 24.7%)

LAB

lab(69.61, -0.11, -12.26)

LCH

lch(69.61, 12.26, 269.49)

OKLCH

oklch(73.8%, 0.0337, 259.92)

HWB

hwb(217.1, 62%, 24.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c0b39e

Analogous

#9ebcc0

#9eabc0

#a29ec0

Triadic

#9eabc0

#c09eab

#abc09e

Split-complementary

#9eabc0

#c0a29e

#bcc09e

Tetradic

#9eabc0

#b39ec0

#c0b39e

#abc09e

Square

#9eabc0

#c09ebc

#c0b39e

#9ec0a2

Shades

Color #9eabc0 mixed toward black.

#7b8ca9

#5c6f8d

#45536a

#2e3747

#171c23

Tints

Color #9eabc0 mixed toward white.

#aeb9ca

#bec7d5

#ced5df

#dfe3ea

#eff1f4

Tones

Color #9eabc0 mixed toward gray.

#a1acbd

#a4acba

#a6adb7

#a9aeb5

#acaeb2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.04:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.04:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a4bb · ΔE 6.4

Deuteranopia

#a3a2ba · ΔE 7.1

Tritanopia

#9fb7b6 · ΔE 12.5

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 9.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9eabc0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9eabc0]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#9eabc0 (#9eabc0) is rgb(158, 171, 192) in RGB.

No, #9eabc0 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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