#9fa0cc

Color #9fa0cc

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 16.97 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 9.1

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Conversions

HEX

#9fa0cc

RGB

rgb(159, 160, 204)

HSL

hsl(238.7, 30.6%, 71.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(238.7, 22.1%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.1%, 21.6%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(67.18, 9.05, -22.57)

LCH

lch(67.18, 24.32, 291.85)

OKLCH

oklch(72%, 0.0637, 283.62)

HWB

hwb(238.7, 62.4%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cccb9f

Analogous

#9fb7cc

#9fa0cc

#b59fcc

Triadic

#9fa0cc

#cc9fa0

#a0cc9f

Split-complementary

#9fa0cc

#ccb59f

#b7cc9f

Tetradic

#9fa0cc

#cb9fcc

#cccb9f

#a0cc9f

Square

#9fa0cc

#cc9fb7

#cccb9f

#9fccb5

Shades

Color #9fa0cc mixed toward black.

#7879b7

#54569e

#3f4077

#2a2b4f

#151528

Tints

Color #9fa0cc mixed toward white.

#afb0d5

#bfc0dd

#cfd0e6

#dfdfee

#efeff7

Tones

Color #9fa0cc mixed toward gray.

#a3a4c8

#a7a7c5

#aaabc1

#aeaebd

#b2b2b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.51:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.37:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.37:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9fc3 · ΔE 2.3

Deuteranopia

#9f9fc0 · ΔE 3.2

Tritanopia

#9fbbb9 · ΔE 22.3

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 16.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9fa0cc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9fa0cc]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#9fa0cc (#9fa0cc) is rgb(159, 160, 204) in RGB.

No, #9fa0cc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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