#9ca8d1

Color #9ca8d1

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 13.09 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#9ca8d1

RGB

rgb(156, 168, 209)

HSL

hsl(226.4, 36.6%, 71.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(226.4, 25.4%, 82%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.4%, 19.6%, 0%, 18%)

LAB

lab(69.24, 4.83, -22.22)

LCH

lch(69.24, 22.74, 282.26)

OKLCH

oklch(73.7%, 0.0609, 272.07)

HWB

hwb(226.4, 61.2%, 18%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d1c59c

Analogous

#9cc3d1

#9ca8d1

#ab9cd1

Triadic

#9ca8d1

#d19ca8

#a8d19c

Split-complementary

#9ca8d1

#d1ab9c

#c3d19c

Tetradic

#9ca8d1

#c59cd1

#d1c59c

#a8d19c

Square

#9ca8d1

#d19cc3

#d1c59c

#9cd1ab

Shades

Color #9ca8d1 mixed toward black.

#7384be

#4d61a6

#3a497d

#273153

#13182a

Tints

Color #9ca8d1 mixed toward white.

#adb7d9

#bdc5e0

#ced4e8

#dee2f0

#eff1f7

Tones

Color #9ca8d1 mixed toward gray.

#a0abcd

#a5adc8

#a9afc4

#aeb2bf

#b2b4bb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.94:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.94:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a1c8 · ΔE 4.5

Deuteranopia

#a1a0c6 · ΔE 5

Tritanopia

#9dc1bf · ΔE 20.8

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 15.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9ca8d1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ca8d1]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#9ca8d1 (#9ca8d1) is rgb(156, 168, 209) in RGB.

No, #9ca8d1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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