#9aabd9

Color #9aabd9

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 14.2 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#9aabd9

RGB

rgb(154, 171, 217)

HSL

hsl(223.8, 45.3%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(223.8, 29%, 85.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(29%, 21.2%, 0%, 14.9%)

LAB

lab(70.18, 4.51, -25.19)

LCH

lch(70.18, 25.59, 280.15)

OKLCH

oklch(74.4%, 0.0694, 268.93)

HWB

hwb(223.8, 60.4%, 14.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d9c89a

Analogous

#9acad9

#9aabd9

#a89ad9

Triadic

#9aabd9

#d99aab

#abd99a

Split-complementary

#9aabd9

#d9a89a

#cad99a

Tetradic

#9aabd9

#c89ad9

#d9c89a

#abd99a

Square

#9aabd9

#d99aca

#d9c89a

#9ad9a8

Shades

Color #9aabd9 mixed toward black.

#6d86c8

#4462b4

#334987

#22315a

#11182d

Tints

Color #9aabd9 mixed toward white.

#abb9df

#bcc7e6

#ccd5ec

#dde3f2

#eef1f9

Tones

Color #9aabd9 mixed toward gray.

#9fadd4

#a4b0ce

#aab2c9

#afb5c4

#b4b7bf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.28:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.2:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.2:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a2cf · ΔE 5.8

Deuteranopia

#a19fcd · ΔE 6.5

Tritanopia

#9bc7c5 · ΔE 21.6

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 16.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9aabd9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9aabd9]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#9aabd9 (#9aabd9) is rgb(154, 171, 217) in RGB.

No, #9aabd9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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