#9ac5e1

Color #9ac5e1

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.23 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#9ac5e1

RGB

rgb(154, 197, 225)

HSL

hsl(203.7, 54.2%, 74.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(203.7, 31.6%, 88.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(31.6%, 12.4%, 0%, 11.8%)

LAB

lab(77.42, -7.63, -18.52)

LCH

lch(77.42, 20.03, 247.61)

OKLCH

oklch(80.2%, 0.0604, 237.02)

HWB

hwb(203.7, 60.4%, 11.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e1b69a

Analogous

#9ae1da

#9ac5e1

#9aa1e1

Triadic

#9ac5e1

#e19ac5

#c5e19a

Split-complementary

#9ac5e1

#e19aa1

#e1da9a

Tetradic

#9ac5e1

#b69ae1

#e1b69a

#c5e19a

Square

#9ac5e1

#da9ae1

#e1b69a

#a1e19a

Shades

Color #9ac5e1 mixed toward black.

#69a9d3

#3a8dc3

#2b6a92

#1d4661

#0e2331

Tints

Color #9ac5e1 mixed toward white.

#abcfe6

#bcd8eb

#cce2f0

#ddecf5

#eef5fa

Tones

Color #9ac5e1 mixed toward gray.

#a0c4db

#a6c2d5

#acc1cf

#b2c0c9

#b8bfc3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.83:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.45:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.45:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeafdb · ΔE 15.7

Deuteranopia

#aca8d9 · ΔE 17

Tritanopia

#9dd5d4 · ΔE 13.2

Achromatopsia

#bfbfbf · ΔE 14.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9ac5e1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ac5e1]

Related colors

Charcoal #36454f

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

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Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Frequently asked questions

#9ac5e1 (#9ac5e1) is rgb(154, 197, 225) in RGB.

No, #9ac5e1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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