#9fa2db

Color #9fa2db

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 21.19 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#9fa2db

RGB

rgb(159, 162, 219)

HSL

hsl(237, 45.5%, 74.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(237, 27.4%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.4%, 26%, 0%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(68.26, 11.51, -29.2)

LCH

lch(68.26, 31.39, 291.51)

OKLCH

oklch(73.1%, 0.0825, 281.83)

HWB

hwb(237, 62.4%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dbd89f

Analogous

#9fc0db

#9fa2db

#ba9fdb

Triadic

#9fa2db

#db9fa2

#a2db9f

Split-complementary

#9fa2db

#dbba9f

#c0db9f

Tetradic

#9fa2db

#d89fdb

#dbd89f

#a2db9f

Square

#9fa2db

#db9fc0

#dbd89f

#9fdbba

Shades

Color #9fa2db mixed toward black.

#7176ca

#454ab7

#333889

#22255c

#11132e

Tints

Color #9fa2db mixed toward white.

#afb1e1

#bfc1e7

#cfd0ed

#dfe0f3

#efeff9

Tones

Color #9fa2db mixed toward gray.

#a4a6d6

#a9abd1

#aeafcc

#b3b4c7

#b8b8c2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.67:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.67:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a0a0cf · ΔE 2.8

Deuteranopia

#a0a0cc · ΔE 3.5

Tritanopia

#9fc5c3 · ΔE 24.4

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 19.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9fa2db;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9fa2db]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#9fa2db (#9fa2db) is rgb(159, 162, 219) in RGB.

No, #9fa2db 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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