#9fa8ce

Color #9fa8ce

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 12.23 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#9fa8ce

RGB

rgb(159, 168, 206)

HSL

hsl(228.5, 32.4%, 71.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(228.5, 22.8%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.8%, 18.4%, 0%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(69.35, 5.05, -20.37)

LCH

lch(69.35, 20.99, 283.92)

OKLCH

oklch(73.8%, 0.0559, 274.52)

HWB

hwb(228.5, 62.4%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cec59f

Analogous

#9fc0ce

#9fa8ce

#ae9fce

Triadic

#9fa8ce

#ce9fa8

#a8ce9f

Split-complementary

#9fa8ce

#ceae9f

#c0ce9f

Tetradic

#9fa8ce

#c59fce

#cec59f

#a8ce9f

Square

#9fa8ce

#ce9fc0

#cec59f

#9fceae

Shades

Color #9fa8ce mixed toward black.

#7784b9

#5261a1

#3e4979

#293151

#151828

Tints

Color #9fa8ce mixed toward white.

#afb7d6

#bfc5de

#cfd4e7

#dfe2ef

#eff1f7

Tones

Color #9fa8ce mixed toward gray.

#a3abca

#a7adc6

#abafc2

#afb2be

#b3b4ba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.97:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.97:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a3c6 · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#a2a2c4 · ΔE 3.8

Tritanopia

#9fbfbd · ΔE 20.2

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 14.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9fa8ce;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9fa8ce]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#9fa8ce (#9fa8ce) is rgb(159, 168, 206) in RGB.

No, #9fa8ce 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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