#9cacef

Color #9cacef

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 16.95 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 2.5

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Conversions

HEX

#9cacef

RGB

rgb(156, 172, 239)

HSL

hsl(228.4, 72.2%, 77.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(228.4, 34.7%, 93.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(34.7%, 28%, 0%, 6.3%)

LAB

lab(71.42, 10.09, -35.28)

LCH

lch(71.42, 36.69, 285.96)

OKLCH

oklch(75.7%, 0.0983, 273.5)

HWB

hwb(228.4, 61.2%, 6.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#efdf9c

Analogous

#9cd6ef

#9cacef

#b69cef

Triadic

#9cacef

#ef9cac

#acef9c

Split-complementary

#9cacef

#efb69c

#d6ef9c

Tetradic

#9cacef

#df9cef

#efdf9c

#acef9c

Square

#9cacef

#ef9cd6

#efdf9c

#9cefb6

Shades

Color #9cacef mixed toward black.

#637de6

#2b4ddd

#1b37aa

#122571

#091239

Tints

Color #9cacef mixed toward white.

#adbaf2

#bdc8f4

#ced6f7

#dee3fa

#eff1fc

Tones

Color #9cacef mixed toward gray.

#a3b0e8

#aab5e1

#b1b9da

#b8bdd3

#bfc1cd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.56:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.56:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a3e1 · ΔE 5

Deuteranopia

#a2a1de · ΔE 5.6

Tritanopia

#9dd5d3 · ΔE 25.3

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 20.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9cacef;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9cacef]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#9cacef (#9cacef) is rgb(156, 172, 239) in RGB.

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

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