#9ca5bb

Color #9ca5bb

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 11.45 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#9ca5bb

RGB

rgb(156, 165, 187)

HSL

hsl(222.6, 18.6%, 67.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(222.6, 16.6%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.6%, 11.8%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(67.7, 1.44, -12.37)

LCH

lch(67.7, 12.45, 276.64)

OKLCH

oklch(72.2%, 0.0335, 267.78)

HWB

hwb(222.6, 61.2%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bbb29c

Analogous

#9cb5bb

#9ca5bb

#a39cbb

Triadic

#9ca5bb

#bb9ca5

#a5bb9c

Split-complementary

#9ca5bb

#bba39c

#b5bb9c

Tetradic

#9ca5bb

#b29cbb

#bbb29c

#a5bb9c

Square

#9ca5bb

#bb9cb5

#bbb29c

#9cbba3

Shades

Color #9ca5bb mixed toward black.

#7a86a4

#5d6988

#464f66

#2f3544

#171a22

Tints

Color #9ca5bb mixed toward white.

#adb4c6

#bdc3d2

#ced2dd

#dee1e8

#eff0f4

Tones

Color #9ca5bb mixed toward gray.

#9fa6b9

#a1a7b6

#a4a8b3

#a6a9b1

#a9abae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.51:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.51:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a0a0b6 · ΔE 4.3

Deuteranopia

#9f9fb5 · ΔE 4.4

Tritanopia

#9cb2b1 · ΔE 13.5

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 9.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9ca5bb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ca5bb]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#9ca5bb (#9ca5bb) is rgb(156, 165, 187) in RGB.

No, #9ca5bb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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