#9fa0ba

Color #9fa0ba

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 13.08 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#9fa0ba

RGB

rgb(159, 160, 186)

HSL

hsl(237.8, 16.4%, 67.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(237.8, 14.5%, 72.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.5%, 14%, 0%, 27.1%)

LAB

lab(66.56, 4.98, -13.5)

LCH

lch(66.56, 14.39, 290.25)

OKLCH

oklch(71.4%, 0.0377, 283.67)

HWB

hwb(237.8, 62.4%, 27.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bab99f

Analogous

#9fadba

#9fa0ba

#ab9fba

Triadic

#9fa0ba

#ba9fa0

#a0ba9f

Split-complementary

#9fa0ba

#baab9f

#adba9f

Tetradic

#9fa0ba

#b99fba

#bab99f

#a0ba9f

Square

#9fa0ba

#ba9fad

#bab99f

#9fbaab

Shades

Color #9fa0ba mixed toward black.

#7d7fa2

#606186

#484964

#303143

#181821

Tints

Color #9fa0ba mixed toward white.

#afb0c5

#bfc0d1

#cfcfdc

#dfdfe8

#efeff3

Tones

Color #9fa0ba mixed toward gray.

#a1a2b8

#a3a4b5

#a6a6b3

#a8a8b1

#aaaaaf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.56:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.21:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.21:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9fb4 · ΔE 1.8

Deuteranopia

#9f9fb3 · ΔE 2.2

Tritanopia

#9fafae · ΔE 15.6

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 11.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9fa0ba;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9fa0ba]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#9fa0ba (#9fa0ba) is rgb(159, 160, 186) in RGB.

No, #9fa0ba is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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