#9ca6bb

Color #9ca6bb

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 11.18 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#9ca6bb

RGB

rgb(156, 166, 187)

HSL

hsl(220.6, 18.6%, 67.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220.6, 16.6%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.6%, 11.2%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(67.97, 0.88, -11.97)

LCH

lch(67.97, 12, 274.2)

OKLCH

oklch(72.4%, 0.0325, 265.24)

HWB

hwb(220.6, 61.2%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bbb19c

Analogous

#9cb6bb

#9ca6bb

#a29cbb

Triadic

#9ca6bb

#bb9ca6

#a6bb9c

Split-complementary

#9ca6bb

#bba29c

#b6bb9c

Tetradic

#9ca6bb

#b19cbb

#bbb19c

#a6bb9c

Square

#9ca6bb

#bb9cb6

#bbb19c

#9cbba2

Shades

Color #9ca6bb mixed toward black.

#7a88a4

#5d6b88

#465066

#2f3544

#171b22

Tints

Color #9ca6bb mixed toward white.

#adb5c6

#bdc4d2

#ced3dd

#dee1e8

#eff0f4

Tones

Color #9ca6bb mixed toward gray.

#9fa7b9

#a1a8b6

#a4a9b3

#a6aab1

#a9abae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.59:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.59:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a0a1b6 · ΔE 4.3

Deuteranopia

#a09fb5 · ΔE 5.5

Tritanopia

#9db2b1 · ΔE 12.7

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 9.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9ca6bb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ca6bb]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#9ca6bb (#9ca6bb) is rgb(156, 166, 187) in RGB.

No, #9ca6bb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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