#9ca4c4

Color #9ca4c4

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 12.14 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#9ca4c4

RGB

rgb(156, 164, 196)

HSL

hsl(228, 25.3%, 69%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(228, 20.4%, 76.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.4%, 16.3%, 0%, 23.1%)

LAB

lab(67.73, 4.01, -17.32)

LCH

lch(67.73, 17.78, 283.04)

OKLCH

oklch(72.3%, 0.0473, 274.12)

HWB

hwb(228, 61.2%, 23.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c4bc9c

Analogous

#9cb8c4

#9ca4c4

#a89cc4

Triadic

#9ca4c4

#c49ca4

#a4c49c

Split-complementary

#9ca4c4

#c4a89c

#b8c49c

Tetradic

#9ca4c4

#bc9cc4

#c4bc9c

#a4c49c

Square

#9ca4c4

#c49cb8

#c4bc9c

#9cc4a8

Shades

Color #9ca4c4 mixed toward black.

#7782ae

#586393

#424b6e

#2c3249

#161925

Tints

Color #9ca4c4 mixed toward white.

#acb3ce

#bdc2d8

#cdd1e1

#dee1eb

#eef0f5

Tones

Color #9ca4c4 mixed toward gray.

#9fa6c1

#a3a8bd

#a6aaba

#a9acb7

#adaeb3

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

#a0a0bd · ΔE 3.4

Deuteranopia

#9f9ebb · ΔE 3.9

Tritanopia

#9cb7b6 · ΔE 17.9

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 13

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9ca4c4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ca4c4]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#9ca4c4 (#9ca4c4) is rgb(156, 164, 196) in RGB.

No, #9ca4c4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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