#9eadc5

Color #9eadc5

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.32 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#9eadc5

RGB

rgb(158, 173, 197)

HSL

hsl(216.9, 25.2%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.9, 19.8%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.8%, 12.2%, 0%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(70.31, -0.09, -13.97)

LCH

lch(70.31, 13.97, 269.63)

OKLCH

oklch(74.4%, 0.0386, 259.85)

HWB

hwb(216.9, 62%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c5b69e

Analogous

#9ec1c5

#9eadc5

#a29ec5

Triadic

#9eadc5

#c59ead

#adc59e

Split-complementary

#9eadc5

#c5a29e

#c1c59e

Tetradic

#9eadc5

#b69ec5

#c5b69e

#adc59e

Square

#9eadc5

#c59ec1

#c5b69e

#9ec5a2

Shades

Color #9eadc5 mixed toward black.

#798eaf

#596f94

#42546f

#2c384a

#161c25

Tints

Color #9eadc5 mixed toward white.

#aebbcf

#bec8d8

#ced6e2

#dfe4ec

#eff1f5

Tones

Color #9eadc5 mixed toward gray.

#a1aec2

#a4aebf

#a8afbb

#abb0b8

#aeb1b5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.24:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.24:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a5c0 · ΔE 7.2

Deuteranopia

#a4a3be · ΔE 7.7

Tritanopia

#9fbbba · ΔE 13.8

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 10.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9eadc5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9eadc5]

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

#9eadc5 (#9eadc5) is rgb(158, 173, 197) in RGB.

No, #9eadc5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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