#9ba2bd

Color #9ba2bd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 12.42 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#9ba2bd

RGB

rgb(155, 162, 189)

HSL

hsl(227.6, 20.5%, 67.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(227.6, 18%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(18%, 14.3%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(66.89, 3.22, -14.71)

LCH

lch(66.89, 15.06, 282.35)

OKLCH

oklch(71.6%, 0.0401, 273.86)

HWB

hwb(227.6, 60.8%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bdb69b

Analogous

#9bb3bd

#9ba2bd

#a59bbd

Triadic

#9ba2bd

#bd9ba2

#a2bd9b

Split-complementary

#9ba2bd

#bda59b

#b3bd9b

Tetradic

#9ba2bd

#b69bbd

#bdb69b

#a2bd9b

Square

#9ba2bd

#bd9bb3

#bdb69b

#9bbda5

Shades

Color #9ba2bd mixed toward black.

#7982a6

#5b658a

#444c68

#2e3245

#171923

Tints

Color #9ba2bd mixed toward white.

#acb2c8

#bcc1d3

#cdd1de

#dee0e9

#eef0f4

Tones

Color #9ba2bd mixed toward gray.

#9ea4ba

#a1a5b7

#a4a7b5

#a6a9b2

#a9aaaf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.53:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.3:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.3:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9eb7 · ΔE 3.1

Deuteranopia

#9e9db5 · ΔE 3.6

Tritanopia

#9bb2b1 · ΔE 15.9

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 11.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9ba2bd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ba2bd]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#9ba2bd (#9ba2bd) is rgb(155, 162, 189) in RGB.

No, #9ba2bd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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