#9fa6c6

Color #9fa6c6

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 11.54 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#9fa6c6

RGB

rgb(159, 166, 198)

HSL

hsl(229.2, 25.5%, 70%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(229.2, 19.7%, 77.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.7%, 16.2%, 0%, 22.4%)

LAB

lab(68.55, 4.31, -17.17)

LCH

lch(68.55, 17.7, 284.09)

OKLCH

oklch(73%, 0.047, 275.49)

HWB

hwb(229.2, 62.4%, 22.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c6bf9f

Analogous

#9fbac6

#9fa6c6

#ab9fc6

Triadic

#9fa6c6

#c69fa6

#a6c69f

Split-complementary

#9fa6c6

#c6ab9f

#bac69f

Tetradic

#9fa6c6

#bf9fc6

#c6bf9f

#a6c69f

Square

#9fa6c6

#c69fba

#c6bf9f

#9fc6ab

Shades

Color #9fa6c6 mixed toward black.

#7a83b0

#596495

#424b70

#2c324b

#161925

Tints

Color #9fa6c6 mixed toward white.

#afb5d0

#bfc4d9

#cfd3e3

#dfe1ec

#eff0f6

Tones

Color #9fa6c6 mixed toward gray.

#a2a8c3

#a5aac0

#a9acbc

#acaeb9

#afb0b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.74:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.74:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a2bf · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#a2a1bd · ΔE 3.6

Tritanopia

#9fb9b8 · ΔE 17.9

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 13

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9fa6c6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9fa6c6]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#9fa6c6 (#9fa6c6) is rgb(159, 166, 198) in RGB.

No, #9fa6c6 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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