#9fa7cd

Color #9fa7cd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 12.58 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#9fa7cd

RGB

rgb(159, 167, 205)

HSL

hsl(229.6, 31.5%, 71.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(229.6, 22.4%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.4%, 18.5%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(69.05, 5.37, -20.27)

LCH

lch(69.05, 20.97, 284.84)

OKLCH

oklch(73.5%, 0.0558, 275.66)

HWB

hwb(229.6, 62.4%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cdc59f

Analogous

#9fbecd

#9fa7cd

#ae9fcd

Triadic

#9fa7cd

#cd9fa7

#a7cd9f

Split-complementary

#9fa7cd

#cdae9f

#becd9f

Tetradic

#9fa7cd

#c59fcd

#cdc59f

#a7cd9f

Square

#9fa7cd

#cd9fbe

#cdc59f

#9fcdae

Shades

Color #9fa7cd mixed toward black.

#7782b8

#5360a0

#3e4878

#2a3050

#151828

Tints

Color #9fa7cd mixed toward white.

#afb6d5

#bfc4de

#cfd3e6

#dfe2ee

#eff0f7

Tones

Color #9fa7cd mixed toward gray.

#a3aac9

#a7acc5

#abafc2

#aeb1be

#b2b4ba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.88:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.88:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a3c5 · ΔE 3.3

Deuteranopia

#a2a1c3 · ΔE 3.8

Tritanopia

#9fbebc · ΔE 20.3

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 14.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9fa7cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9fa7cd]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#9fa7cd (#9fa7cd) is rgb(159, 167, 205) in RGB.

No, #9fa7cd 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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