#9aa6dd

Color #9aa6dd

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 19.38 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#9aa6dd

RGB

rgb(154, 166, 221)

HSL

hsl(229.3, 49.6%, 73.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(229.3, 30.3%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(30.3%, 24.9%, 0%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(69.01, 8.29, -29.17)

LCH

lch(69.01, 30.33, 285.86)

OKLCH

oklch(73.6%, 0.081, 274.75)

HWB

hwb(229.3, 60.4%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ddd19a

Analogous

#9ac7dd

#9aa6dd

#af9add

Triadic

#9aa6dd

#dd9aa6

#a6dd9a

Split-complementary

#9aa6dd

#ddaf9a

#c7dd9a

Tetradic

#9aa6dd

#d19add

#ddd19a

#a6dd9a

Square

#9aa6dd

#dd9ac7

#ddd19a

#9addaf

Shades

Color #9aa6dd mixed toward black.

#6b7dcd

#3f55bb

#2f408c

#1f2b5d

#10152f

Tints

Color #9aa6dd mixed toward white.

#abb5e3

#bcc4e8

#ccd2ee

#dde1f4

#eef0f9

Tones

Color #9aa6dd mixed toward gray.

#9fa9d7

#a5add2

#abb1cc

#b0b4c7

#b6b8c1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.87:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.87:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9fd1 · ΔE 4.3

Deuteranopia

#9f9ece · ΔE 4.9

Tritanopia

#9bc8c5 · ΔE 24.1

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 18.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9aa6dd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9aa6dd]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#9aa6dd (#9aa6dd) is rgb(154, 166, 221) in RGB.

No, #9aa6dd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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