#9eb6ca

Color #9eb6ca

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 6.57 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#9eb6ca

RGB

rgb(158, 182, 202)

HSL

hsl(207.3, 29.3%, 70.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(207.3, 21.8%, 79.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.8%, 9.9%, 0%, 20.8%)

LAB

lab(72.88, -3.84, -12.85)

LCH

lch(72.88, 13.41, 253.36)

OKLCH

oklch(76.5%, 0.039, 243.37)

HWB

hwb(207.3, 62%, 20.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cab29e

Analogous

#9ecac8

#9eb6ca

#9ea0ca

Triadic

#9eb6ca

#ca9eb6

#b6ca9e

Split-complementary

#9eb6ca

#ca9ea0

#cac89e

Tetradic

#9eb6ca

#b29eca

#cab29e

#b6ca9e

Square

#9eb6ca

#c89eca

#cab29e

#a0ca9e

Shades

Color #9eb6ca mixed toward black.

#7799b5

#557b9b

#405c74

#2a3e4e

#151f27

Tints

Color #9eb6ca mixed toward white.

#aec2d3

#becedc

#cfdbe4

#dfe7ed

#eff3f6

Tones

Color #9eb6ca mixed toward gray.

#a2b6c6

#a5b5c3

#a9b5bf

#adb5bb

#b0b4b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

10:1

Black text reads better on this background (10:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a9c5 · ΔE 11.8

Deuteranopia

#a8a6c4 · ΔE 13

Tritanopia

#9fc2c1 · ΔE 11.4

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 10.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9eb6ca;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9eb6ca]

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Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#9eb6ca (#9eb6ca) is rgb(158, 182, 202) in RGB.

No, #9eb6ca is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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