#9ca3d9

Color #9ca3d9

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 19.76 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#9ca3d9

RGB

rgb(156, 163, 217)

HSL

hsl(233.1, 44.5%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(233.1, 28.1%, 85.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(28.1%, 24.9%, 0%, 14.9%)

LAB

lab(68.22, 9.57, -28.18)

LCH

lch(68.22, 29.76, 288.76)

OKLCH

oklch(73%, 0.0787, 278.55)

HWB

hwb(233.1, 61.2%, 14.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d9d29c

Analogous

#9cc1d9

#9ca3d9

#b39cd9

Triadic

#9ca3d9

#d99ca3

#a3d99c

Split-complementary

#9ca3d9

#d9b39c

#c1d99c

Tetradic

#9ca3d9

#d29cd9

#d9d29c

#a3d99c

Square

#9ca3d9

#d99cc1

#d9d29c

#9cd9b3

Shades

Color #9ca3d9 mixed toward black.

#6f79c8

#4552b4

#343d87

#22295a

#11142d

Tints

Color #9ca3d9 mixed toward white.

#acb2df

#bdc2e6

#cdd1ec

#dee0f2

#eef0f9

Tones

Color #9ca3d9 mixed toward gray.

#a1a7d4

#a6abcf

#abafca

#b0b3c5

#b5b6bf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.65:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.65:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9fce · ΔE 3.2

Deuteranopia

#9f9ecb · ΔE 3.8

Tritanopia

#9cc4c2 · ΔE 23.9

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 18.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9ca3d9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ca3d9]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#9ca3d9 (#9ca3d9) is rgb(156, 163, 217) in RGB.

No, #9ca3d9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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