#9aa8c8

Color #9aa8c8

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 10.6 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#9aa8c8

RGB

rgb(154, 168, 200)

HSL

hsl(221.7, 29.5%, 69.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.7, 23%, 78.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(23%, 16%, 0%, 21.6%)

LAB

lab(68.78, 2.09, -17.95)

LCH

lch(68.78, 18.07, 276.64)

OKLCH

oklch(73.2%, 0.0491, 266.61)

HWB

hwb(221.7, 60.4%, 21.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c8ba9a

Analogous

#9abfc8

#9aa8c8

#a39ac8

Triadic

#9aa8c8

#c89aa8

#a8c89a

Split-complementary

#9aa8c8

#c8a39a

#bfc89a

Tetradic

#9aa8c8

#ba9ac8

#c8ba9a

#a8c89a

Square

#9aa8c8

#c89abf

#c8ba9a

#9ac8a3

Shades

Color #9aa8c8 mixed toward black.

#7487b3

#536899

#3e4e73

#2a344c

#151a26

Tints

Color #9aa8c8 mixed toward white.

#abb6d1

#bcc5da

#ccd3e3

#dde2ed

#eef0f6

Tones

Color #9aa8c8 mixed toward gray.

#9ea9c4

#a2abc0

#a5acbc

#a9aeb9

#adafb5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.38:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.81:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.81:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a0a0c1 · ΔE 5.9

Deuteranopia

#9f9ebf · ΔE 6.4

Tritanopia

#9bbbba · ΔE 17.3

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 12.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9aa8c8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9aa8c8]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#9aa8c8 (#9aa8c8) is rgb(154, 168, 200) in RGB.

No, #9aa8c8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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