#9ca9c1

Color #9ca9c1

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 9.77 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 3.1

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Conversions

HEX

#9ca9c1

RGB

rgb(156, 169, 193)

HSL

hsl(218.9, 23%, 68.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.9, 19.2%, 75.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.2%, 12.4%, 0%, 24.3%)

LAB

lab(68.96, 0.57, -13.8)

LCH

lch(68.96, 13.81, 272.37)

OKLCH

oklch(73.3%, 0.0378, 262.71)

HWB

hwb(218.9, 61.2%, 24.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c1b49c

Analogous

#9cbbc1

#9ca9c1

#a19cc1

Triadic

#9ca9c1

#c19ca9

#a9c19c

Split-complementary

#9ca9c1

#c1a19c

#bbc19c

Tetradic

#9ca9c1

#b49cc1

#c1b49c

#a9c19c

Square

#9ca9c1

#c19cbb

#c1b49c

#9cc1a1

Shades

Color #9ca9c1 mixed toward black.

#788aab

#5a6c8f

#43516b

#2d3648

#161b24

Tints

Color #9ca9c1 mixed toward white.

#acb7cb

#bdc6d6

#cdd4e0

#dee2ea

#eef1f5

Tones

Color #9ca9c1 mixed toward gray.

#9faabe

#a2abbb

#a5acb8

#a8adb5

#abaeb2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.86:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.86:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a2bc · ΔE 6.2

Deuteranopia

#a1a0ba · ΔE 6.8

Tritanopia

#9db7b6 · ΔE 14

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 10.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9ca9c1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ca9c1]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#9ca9c1 (#9ca9c1) is rgb(156, 169, 193) in RGB.

No, #9ca9c1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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