#9face0

Color #9face0

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 16.75 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#9face0

RGB

rgb(159, 172, 224)

HSL

hsl(228, 51.2%, 75.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(228, 29%, 87.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(29%, 23.2%, 0%, 12.2%)

LAB

lab(71.05, 7.14, -27.66)

LCH

lch(71.05, 28.57, 284.47)

OKLCH

oklch(75.3%, 0.0764, 273.52)

HWB

hwb(228, 62.4%, 12.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e0d39f

Analogous

#9fcde0

#9face0

#b39fe0

Triadic

#9face0

#e09fac

#ace09f

Split-complementary

#9face0

#e0b39f

#cde09f

Tetradic

#9face0

#d39fe0

#e0d39f

#ace09f

Square

#9face0

#e09fcd

#e0d39f

#9fe0b3

Shades

Color #9face0 mixed toward black.

#6f82d0

#3e59c1

#2f4291

#1f2c61

#101630

Tints

Color #9face0 mixed toward white.

#afbae5

#bfc8ea

#cfd5f0

#dfe3f5

#eff1fa

Tones

Color #9face0 mixed toward gray.

#a4afdb

#aab3d5

#afb6d0

#b5b9ca

#babcc5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.45:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.45:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a5d5 · ΔE 4.5

Deuteranopia

#a4a3d2 · ΔE 5.1

Tritanopia

#a0ccc9 · ΔE 23.4

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 17.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9face0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9face0]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#9face0 (#9face0) is rgb(159, 172, 224) in RGB.

No, #9face0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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