#9fa8c6

Color #9fa8c6

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 10.45 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#9fa8c6

RGB

rgb(159, 168, 198)

HSL

hsl(226.2, 25.5%, 70%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(226.2, 19.7%, 77.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.7%, 15.2%, 0%, 22.4%)

LAB

lab(69.08, 3.21, -16.37)

LCH

lch(69.08, 16.68, 281.09)

OKLCH

oklch(73.5%, 0.0446, 272.05)

HWB

hwb(226.2, 62.4%, 22.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c6bd9f

Analogous

#9fbbc6

#9fa8c6

#aa9fc6

Triadic

#9fa8c6

#c69fa8

#a8c69f

Split-complementary

#9fa8c6

#c6aa9f

#bbc69f

Tetradic

#9fa8c6

#bd9fc6

#c6bd9f

#a8c69f

Square

#9fa8c6

#c69fbb

#c6bd9f

#9fc6aa

Shades

Color #9fa8c6 mixed toward black.

#7a86b0

#596795

#424d70

#2c334b

#161a25

Tints

Color #9fa8c6 mixed toward white.

#afb6d0

#bfc5d9

#cfd3e3

#dfe2ec

#eff0f6

Tones

Color #9fa8c6 mixed toward gray.

#a2aac3

#a5abc0

#a9adbc

#acafb9

#afb1b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.89:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.89:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a3bf · ΔE 3.9

Deuteranopia

#a2a2be · ΔE 3.9

Tritanopia

#9fbab9 · ΔE 17

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 12.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9fa8c6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9fa8c6]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#9fa8c6 (#9fa8c6) is rgb(159, 168, 198) in RGB.

No, #9fa8c6 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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