#9eadcd

Color #9eadcd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.88 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#9eadcd

RGB

rgb(158, 173, 205)

HSL

hsl(220.9, 32%, 71.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220.9, 22.9%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.9%, 15.6%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(70.57, 1.74, -17.98)

LCH

lch(70.57, 18.06, 275.53)

OKLCH

oklch(74.7%, 0.0493, 265.34)

HWB

hwb(220.9, 62%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cdbe9e

Analogous

#9ec5cd

#9eadcd

#a79ecd

Triadic

#9eadcd

#cd9ead

#adcd9e

Split-complementary

#9eadcd

#cda79e

#c5cd9e

Tetradic

#9eadcd

#be9ecd

#cdbe9e

#adcd9e

Square

#9eadcd

#cd9ec5

#cdbe9e

#9ecda7

Shades

Color #9eadcd mixed toward black.

#768bb8

#526ba0

#3e5078

#293550

#151b28

Tints

Color #9eadcd mixed toward white.

#aebbd5

#bec8de

#cfd6e6

#dfe4ee

#eff1f7

Tones

Color #9eadcd mixed toward gray.

#a2aec9

#a6b0c5

#aab1c1

#aeb3bd

#b2b4b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.31:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.31:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a5c6 · ΔE 6.2

Deuteranopia

#a4a3c4 · ΔE 6.8

Tritanopia

#9fc0bf · ΔE 17.1

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 12.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9eadcd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9eadcd]

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

#9eadcd (#9eadcd) is rgb(158, 173, 205) in RGB.

No, #9eadcd 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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