#9ba4c6

Color #9ba4c6

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 12.46 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#9ba4c6

RGB

rgb(155, 164, 198)

HSL

hsl(227.4, 27.4%, 69.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(227.4, 21.7%, 77.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.7%, 17.2%, 0%, 22.4%)

LAB

lab(67.72, 4.16, -18.45)

LCH

lch(67.72, 18.91, 282.71)

OKLCH

oklch(72.3%, 0.0505, 273.41)

HWB

hwb(227.4, 60.8%, 22.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c6bd9b

Analogous

#9bb9c6

#9ba4c6

#a79bc6

Triadic

#9ba4c6

#c69ba4

#a4c69b

Split-complementary

#9ba4c6

#c6a79b

#b9c69b

Tetradic

#9ba4c6

#bd9bc6

#c6bd9b

#a4c69b

Square

#9ba4c6

#c69bb9

#c6bd9b

#9bc6a7

Shades

Color #9ba4c6 mixed toward black.

#7582b1

#556396

#404a70

#2b314b

#151925

Tints

Color #9ba4c6 mixed toward white.

#acb3cf

#bcc2d9

#cdd1e2

#dee1ec

#eef0f5

Tones

Color #9ba4c6 mixed toward gray.

#9fa6c2

#a2a8bf

#a6aabb

#a9acb8

#adaeb4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.46:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.52:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.52:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9fbe · ΔE 3.8

Deuteranopia

#9e9ebd · ΔE 3.8

Tritanopia

#9bb8b7 · ΔE 18.5

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 13.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9ba4c6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ba4c6]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#9ba4c6 (#9ba4c6) is rgb(155, 164, 198) in RGB.

No, #9ba4c6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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