#9fa9da

Color #9fa9da

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 16.12 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#9fa9da

RGB

rgb(159, 169, 218)

HSL

hsl(229.8, 44.4%, 73.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(229.8, 27.1%, 85.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.1%, 22.5%, 0%, 14.5%)

LAB

lab(70.04, 7.35, -25.92)

LCH

lch(70.04, 26.94, 285.83)

OKLCH

oklch(74.4%, 0.0717, 275.52)

HWB

hwb(229.8, 62.4%, 14.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dad09f

Analogous

#9fc6da

#9fa9da

#b29fda

Triadic

#9fa9da

#da9fa9

#a9da9f

Split-complementary

#9fa9da

#dab29f

#c6da9f

Tetradic

#9fa9da

#d09fda

#dad09f

#a9da9f

Square

#9fa9da

#da9fc6

#dad09f

#9fdab2

Shades

Color #9fa9da mixed toward black.

#7280c9

#4659b5

#344388

#232c5b

#11162d

Tints

Color #9fa9da mixed toward white.

#afb7e0

#bfc6e6

#cfd4ec

#dfe2f3

#eff1f9

Tones

Color #9fa9da mixed toward gray.

#a4acd5

#a9afd0

#aeb3cb

#b3b6c6

#b8b9c1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.29:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.16:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.16:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a4d0 · ΔE 3.5

Deuteranopia

#a3a2cd · ΔE 4.4

Tritanopia

#a0c7c5 · ΔE 22.7

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 17.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9fa9da;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9fa9da]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#9fa9da (#9fa9da) is rgb(159, 169, 218) in RGB.

No, #9fa9da is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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