#9aa7dd

Color #9aa7dd

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 18.69 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#9aa7dd

RGB

rgb(154, 167, 221)

HSL

hsl(228.4, 49.6%, 73.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(228.4, 30.3%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(30.3%, 24.4%, 0%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(69.27, 7.73, -28.77)

LCH

lch(69.27, 29.79, 285.04)

OKLCH

oklch(73.8%, 0.0797, 273.81)

HWB

hwb(228.4, 60.4%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ddd09a

Analogous

#9ac8dd

#9aa7dd

#ae9add

Triadic

#9aa7dd

#dd9aa7

#a7dd9a

Split-complementary

#9aa7dd

#ddae9a

#c8dd9a

Tetradic

#9aa7dd

#d09add

#ddd09a

#a7dd9a

Square

#9aa7dd

#dd9ac8

#ddd09a

#9addae

Shades

Color #9aa7dd mixed toward black.

#6b7ecd

#3f57bb

#2f418c

#1f2b5d

#10162f

Tints

Color #9aa7dd mixed toward white.

#abb6e3

#bcc4e8

#ccd3ee

#dde2f4

#eef0f9

Tones

Color #9aa7dd mixed toward gray.

#9faad7

#a5aed2

#abb1cc

#b0b5c7

#b6b8c1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.95:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.95:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a0a0d2 · ΔE 4.4

Deuteranopia

#9f9ecf · ΔE 5

Tritanopia

#9bc8c6 · ΔE 23.5

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 18.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9aa7dd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9aa7dd]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#9aa7dd (#9aa7dd) is rgb(154, 167, 221) in RGB.

No, #9aa7dd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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