#9fa8d0

Color #9fa8d0

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 12.87 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#9fa8d0

RGB

rgb(159, 168, 208)

HSL

hsl(229, 34.3%, 72%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(229, 23.6%, 81.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.6%, 19.2%, 0%, 18.4%)

LAB

lab(69.42, 5.52, -21.37)

LCH

lch(69.42, 22.07, 284.48)

OKLCH

oklch(73.8%, 0.0587, 274.98)

HWB

hwb(229, 62.4%, 18.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d0c79f

Analogous

#9fc1d0

#9fa8d0

#af9fd0

Triadic

#9fa8d0

#d09fa8

#a8d09f

Split-complementary

#9fa8d0

#d0af9f

#c1d09f

Tetradic

#9fa8d0

#c79fd0

#d0c79f

#a8d09f

Square

#9fa8d0

#d09fc1

#d0c79f

#9fd0af

Shades

Color #9fa8d0 mixed toward black.

#7683bc

#5060a4

#3c487b

#283052

#141829

Tints

Color #9fa8d0 mixed toward white.

#afb7d8

#bfc5e0

#cfd4e8

#dfe2ef

#eff1f7

Tones

Color #9fa8d0 mixed toward gray.

#a3abcc

#a7adc8

#abb0c4

#afb2c0

#b4b5bc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.99:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.99:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a3c7 · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#a2a2c5 · ΔE 3.8

Tritanopia

#9fc0be · ΔE 20.7

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 15.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9fa8d0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9fa8d0]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#9fa8d0 (#9fa8d0) is rgb(159, 168, 208) in RGB.

No, #9fa8d0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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