#9ca7db

Color #9ca7db

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 17.84 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#9ca7db

RGB

rgb(156, 167, 219)

HSL

hsl(229.5, 46.7%, 73.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(229.5, 28.8%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(28.8%, 23.7%, 0%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(69.34, 7.82, -27.56)

LCH

lch(69.34, 28.65, 285.84)

OKLCH

oklch(73.9%, 0.0763, 275.11)

HWB

hwb(229.5, 61.2%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dbd09c

Analogous

#9cc6db

#9ca7db

#b09cdb

Triadic

#9ca7db

#db9ca7

#a7db9c

Split-complementary

#9ca7db

#dbb09c

#c6db9c

Tetradic

#9ca7db

#d09cdb

#dbd09c

#a7db9c

Square

#9ca7db

#db9cc6

#dbd09c

#9cdbb0

Shades

Color #9ca7db mixed toward black.

#6e7eca

#4357b7

#324189

#212c5c

#11162e

Tints

Color #9ca7db mixed toward white.

#acb6e1

#bdc4e7

#cdd3ed

#dee2f3

#eef0f9

Tones

Color #9ca7db mixed toward gray.

#a1aad6

#a6aed0

#acb1cb

#b1b5c6

#b6b8c1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.96:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.96:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a1d0 · ΔE 4

Deuteranopia

#a09fcd · ΔE 4.6

Tritanopia

#9dc7c5 · ΔE 23.3

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 17.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9ca7db;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ca7db]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#9ca7db (#9ca7db) is rgb(156, 167, 219) in RGB.

No, #9ca7db is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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