#9fb2c9

Color #9fb2c9

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 6.76 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#9fb2c9

RGB

rgb(159, 178, 201)

HSL

hsl(212.9, 28%, 70.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(212.9, 20.9%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.9%, 11.4%, 0%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(71.84, -1.59, -13.85)

LCH

lch(71.84, 13.94, 263.45)

OKLCH

oklch(75.7%, 0.0394, 253.31)

HWB

hwb(212.9, 62.4%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c9b69f

Analogous

#9fc7c9

#9fb2c9

#a19fc9

Triadic

#9fb2c9

#c99fb2

#b2c99f

Split-complementary

#9fb2c9

#c9a19f

#c7c99f

Tetradic

#9fb2c9

#b69fc9

#c9b69f

#b2c99f

Square

#9fb2c9

#c99fc7

#c9b69f

#9fc9a1

Shades

Color #9fb2c9 mixed toward black.

#7993b3

#56759a

#415873

#2b3a4d

#161d26

Tints

Color #9fb2c9 mixed toward white.

#afbfd2

#bfccdb

#cfd9e4

#dfe5ed

#eff2f6

Tones

Color #9fb2c9 mixed toward gray.

#a3b2c6

#a6b3c2

#aab3bf

#adb3bb

#b1b4b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.69:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.69:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8c4 · ΔE 9.2

Deuteranopia

#a6a5c2 · ΔE 9.9

Tritanopia

#a0bfbf · ΔE 12.5

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 10.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9fb2c9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9fb2c9]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Frequently asked questions

#9fb2c9 (#9fb2c9) is rgb(159, 178, 201) in RGB.

No, #9fb2c9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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