#9fb2cd

Color #9fb2cd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 6.54 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#9fb2cd

RGB

rgb(159, 178, 205)

HSL

hsl(215.2, 31.5%, 71.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.2, 22.4%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.4%, 13.2%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(71.97, -0.68, -15.85)

LCH

lch(71.97, 15.86, 267.54)

OKLCH

oklch(75.8%, 0.0443, 257.09)

HWB

hwb(215.2, 62.4%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cdba9f

Analogous

#9fc9cd

#9fb2cd

#a39fcd

Triadic

#9fb2cd

#cd9fb2

#b2cd9f

Split-complementary

#9fb2cd

#cda39f

#c9cd9f

Tetradic

#9fb2cd

#ba9fcd

#cdba9f

#b2cd9f

Square

#9fb2cd

#cd9fc9

#cdba9f

#9fcda3

Shades

Color #9fb2cd mixed toward black.

#7792b8

#5373a0

#3e5678

#2a3950

#151d28

Tints

Color #9fb2cd mixed toward white.

#afbfd5

#bfccde

#cfd9e6

#dfe5ee

#eff2f7

Tones

Color #9fb2cd mixed toward gray.

#a3b3c9

#a7b3c5

#abb4c2

#aeb5be

#b2b5ba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.72:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.72:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8c7 · ΔE 8.6

Deuteranopia

#a6a5c5 · ΔE 9.2

Tritanopia

#a0c2c1 · ΔE 14.8

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 11.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9fb2cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9fb2cd]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#9fb2cd (#9fb2cd) is rgb(159, 178, 205) in RGB.

No, #9fb2cd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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