#9eaecc

Color #9eaecc

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.19 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#9eaecc

RGB

rgb(158, 174, 204)

HSL

hsl(219.1, 31.1%, 71%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(219.1, 22.5%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.5%, 14.7%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(70.8, 0.96, -17.08)

LCH

lch(70.8, 17.11, 273.22)

OKLCH

oklch(74.9%, 0.0469, 263.03)

HWB

hwb(219.1, 62%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ccbc9e

Analogous

#9ec5cc

#9eaecc

#a59ecc

Triadic

#9eaecc

#cc9eae

#aecc9e

Split-complementary

#9eaecc

#cca59e

#c5cc9e

Tetradic

#9eaecc

#bc9ecc

#ccbc9e

#aecc9e

Square

#9eaecc

#cc9ec5

#ccbc9e

#9ecca5

Shades

Color #9eaecc mixed toward black.

#768db7

#536d9e

#3e5277

#2a374f

#151b28

Tints

Color #9eaecc mixed toward white.

#aebcd5

#bec9dd

#cfd7e6

#dfe4ee

#eff2f7

Tones

Color #9eaecc mixed toward gray.

#a2afc8

#a6b0c4

#aab2c1

#adb3bd

#b1b4b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.38:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.38:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a5c5 · ΔE 6.9

Deuteranopia

#a4a3c4 · ΔE 7.5

Tritanopia

#9fc0bf · ΔE 16.3

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 12.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9eaecc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9eaecc]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#9eaecc (#9eaecc) is rgb(158, 174, 204) in RGB.

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

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