#9eabc5

Color #9eabc5

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.99 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#9eabc5

RGB

rgb(158, 171, 197)

HSL

hsl(220, 25.2%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220, 19.8%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.8%, 13.2%, 0%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(69.77, 1.01, -14.78)

LCH

lch(69.77, 14.81, 273.91)

OKLCH

oklch(74%, 0.0404, 264.32)

HWB

hwb(220, 62%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c5b89e

Analogous

#9ebfc5

#9eabc5

#a49ec5

Triadic

#9eabc5

#c59eab

#abc59e

Split-complementary

#9eabc5

#c5a49e

#bfc59e

Tetradic

#9eabc5

#b89ec5

#c5b89e

#abc59e

Square

#9eabc5

#c59ebf

#c5b89e

#9ec5a4

Shades

Color #9eabc5 mixed toward black.

#798baf

#596c94

#42516f

#2c364a

#161b25

Tints

Color #9eabc5 mixed toward white.

#aeb9cf

#bec7d8

#ced5e2

#dfe3ec

#eff1f5

Tones

Color #9eabc5 mixed toward gray.

#a1acc2

#a4adbf

#a8aebb

#abafb8

#aeb0b5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.31:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.09:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a4bf · ΔE 5.9

Deuteranopia

#a3a2be · ΔE 6.6

Tritanopia

#9fbab9 · ΔE 14.8

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 11.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9eabc5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9eabc5]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#9eabc5 (#9eabc5) is rgb(158, 171, 197) in RGB.

No, #9eabc5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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