#9aaed6

Color #9aaed6

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 11.05 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#9aaed6

RGB

rgb(154, 174, 214)

HSL

hsl(220, 42.3%, 72.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220, 28%, 83.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(28%, 18.7%, 0%, 16.1%)

LAB

lab(70.87, 2.12, -22.49)

LCH

lch(70.87, 22.59, 275.39)

OKLCH

oklch(75%, 0.0621, 264.09)

HWB

hwb(220, 60.4%, 16.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d6c29a

Analogous

#9accd6

#9aaed6

#a49ad6

Triadic

#9aaed6

#d69aae

#aed69a

Split-complementary

#9aaed6

#d6a49a

#ccd69a

Tetradic

#9aaed6

#c29ad6

#d6c29a

#aed69a

Square

#9aaed6

#d69acc

#d6c29a

#9ad6a4

Shades

Color #9aaed6 mixed toward black.

#6e8bc4

#4769af

#354f83

#233557

#121a2c

Tints

Color #9aaed6 mixed toward white.

#abbcdd

#bcc9e4

#cdd7eb

#dde4f1

#eef2f8

Tones

Color #9aaed6 mixed toward gray.

#9fb0d1

#a4b1cc

#a9b3c7

#aeb5c2

#b3b6bd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.4:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.4:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a3cd · ΔE 7.2

Deuteranopia

#a2a0cb · ΔE 8

Tritanopia

#9bc6c4 · ΔE 19.8

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 15

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9aaed6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9aaed6]

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

#9aaed6 (#9aaed6) is rgb(154, 174, 214) in RGB.

No, #9aaed6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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