#9ca9c8

Color #9ca9c8

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 10.1 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#9ca9c8

RGB

rgb(156, 169, 200)

HSL

hsl(222.3, 28.6%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(222.3, 22%, 78.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(22%, 15.5%, 0%, 21.6%)

LAB

lab(69.19, 2.16, -17.32)

LCH

lch(69.19, 17.45, 277.11)

OKLCH

oklch(73.5%, 0.0473, 267.33)

HWB

hwb(222.3, 61.2%, 21.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c8bb9c

Analogous

#9cbfc8

#9ca9c8

#a59cc8

Triadic

#9ca9c8

#c89ca9

#a9c89c

Split-complementary

#9ca9c8

#c8a59c

#bfc89c

Tetradic

#9ca9c8

#bb9cc8

#c8bb9c

#a9c89c

Square

#9ca9c8

#c89cbf

#c8bb9c

#9cc8a5

Shades

Color #9ca9c8 mixed toward black.

#7688b3

#556999

#404f72

#2a344c

#151a26

Tints

Color #9ca9c8 mixed toward white.

#acb7d1

#bdc6da

#cdd4e4

#dee2ed

#eef1f6

Tones

Color #9ca9c8 mixed toward gray.

#a0aac4

#a3acc1

#a7adbd

#abafb9

#aeb0b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.92:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.92:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a2c1 · ΔE 5.5

Deuteranopia

#a1a0bf · ΔE 6

Tritanopia

#9dbbba · ΔE 16.9

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 12.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9ca9c8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ca9c8]

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

#9ca9c8 (#9ca9c8) is rgb(156, 169, 200) in RGB.

No, #9ca9c8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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