#9eabc8

Color #9eabc8

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 9.14 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#9eabc8

RGB

rgb(158, 171, 200)

HSL

hsl(221.4, 27.6%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.4, 21%, 78.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(21%, 14.5%, 0%, 21.6%)

LAB

lab(69.87, 1.69, -16.28)

LCH

lch(69.87, 16.37, 275.93)

OKLCH

oklch(74.1%, 0.0445, 266.26)

HWB

hwb(221.4, 62%, 21.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c8bb9e

Analogous

#9ec0c8

#9eabc8

#a69ec8

Triadic

#9eabc8

#c89eab

#abc89e

Split-complementary

#9eabc8

#c8a69e

#c0c89e

Tetradic

#9eabc8

#bb9ec8

#c8bb9e

#abc89e

Square

#9eabc8

#c89ec0

#c8bb9e

#9ec8a6

Shades

Color #9eabc8 mixed toward black.

#788ab2

#566b98

#415072

#2b354c

#161b26

Tints

Color #9eabc8 mixed toward white.

#aeb9d1

#bec7da

#cfd5e3

#dfe3ed

#eff1f6

Tones

Color #9eabc8 mixed toward gray.

#a2acc4

#a5aec1

#a9afbd

#acb0ba

#b0b2b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.11:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.11:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a4c1 · ΔE 5.7

Deuteranopia

#a3a2c0 · ΔE 6.2

Tritanopia

#9fbcbb · ΔE 16.1

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 12

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9eabc8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9eabc8]

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

#9eabc8 (#9eabc8) is rgb(158, 171, 200) in RGB.

No, #9eabc8 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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