#9ca1bb

Color #9ca1bb

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 12.56 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#9ca1bb

RGB

rgb(156, 161, 187)

HSL

hsl(230.3, 18.6%, 67.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(230.3, 16.6%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.6%, 13.9%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(66.63, 3.65, -13.98)

LCH

lch(66.63, 14.45, 284.63)

OKLCH

oklch(71.4%, 0.0382, 276.77)

HWB

hwb(230.3, 61.2%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bbb69c

Analogous

#9cb1bb

#9ca1bb

#a79cbb

Triadic

#9ca1bb

#bb9ca1

#a1bb9c

Split-complementary

#9ca1bb

#bba79c

#b1bb9c

Tetradic

#9ca1bb

#b69cbb

#bbb69c

#a1bb9c

Square

#9ca1bb

#bb9cb1

#bbb69c

#9cbba7

Shades

Color #9ca1bb mixed toward black.

#7a81a4

#5d6488

#464b66

#2f3244

#171922

Tints

Color #9ca1bb mixed toward white.

#adb1c6

#bdc0d2

#ced0dd

#dee0e8

#efeff4

Tones

Color #9ca1bb mixed toward gray.

#9fa3b9

#a1a5b6

#a4a6b3

#a6a8b1

#a9aaae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.55:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.23:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.23:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9eb5 · ΔE 2.4

Deuteranopia

#9e9eb4 · ΔE 2.5

Tritanopia

#9cb0af · ΔE 15.5

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 11.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9ca1bb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ca1bb]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#9ca1bb (#9ca1bb) is rgb(156, 161, 187) in RGB.

No, #9ca1bb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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