#9ca4db

Color #9ca4db

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 19.94 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#9ca4db

RGB

rgb(156, 164, 219)

HSL

hsl(232.4, 46.7%, 73.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(232.4, 28.8%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(28.8%, 25.1%, 0%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(68.56, 9.5, -28.76)

LCH

lch(68.56, 30.29, 288.28)

OKLCH

oklch(73.2%, 0.0802, 277.81)

HWB

hwb(232.4, 61.2%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dbd39c

Analogous

#9cc3db

#9ca4db

#b39cdb

Triadic

#9ca4db

#db9ca4

#a4db9c

Split-complementary

#9ca4db

#dbb39c

#c3db9c

Tetradic

#9ca4db

#d39cdb

#dbd39c

#a4db9c

Square

#9ca4db

#db9cc3

#dbd39c

#9cdbb3

Shades

Color #9ca4db mixed toward black.

#6e7aca

#4351b7

#323d89

#21295c

#11142e

Tints

Color #9ca4db mixed toward white.

#acb3e1

#bdc2e7

#cdd1ed

#dee1f3

#eef0f9

Tones

Color #9ca4db mixed toward gray.

#a1a8d6

#a6acd0

#acb0cb

#b1b4c6

#b6b7c1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.75:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.75:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a0a0cf · ΔE 3.5

Deuteranopia

#9f9ecd · ΔE 3.9

Tritanopia

#9cc6c3 · ΔE 24.3

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 18.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9ca4db;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ca4db]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#9ca4db (#9ca4db) is rgb(156, 164, 219) in RGB.

No, #9ca4db is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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