#9cadd2

Color #9cadd2

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 10.22 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#9cadd2

RGB

rgb(156, 173, 210)

HSL

hsl(221.1, 37.5%, 71.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.1, 25.7%, 82.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.7%, 17.6%, 0%, 17.6%)

LAB

lab(70.6, 2.31, -20.69)

LCH

lch(70.6, 20.82, 276.37)

OKLCH

oklch(74.7%, 0.0569, 265.66)

HWB

hwb(221.1, 61.2%, 17.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d2c19c

Analogous

#9cc8d2

#9cadd2

#a69cd2

Triadic

#9cadd2

#d29cad

#add29c

Split-complementary

#9cadd2

#d2a69c

#c8d29c

Tetradic

#9cadd2

#c19cd2

#d2c19c

#add29c

Square

#9cadd2

#d29cc8

#d2c19c

#9cd2a6

Shades

Color #9cadd2 mixed toward black.

#728abf

#4c69a8

#394f7e

#263554

#131a2a

Tints

Color #9cadd2 mixed toward white.

#adbbda

#bdc8e1

#ced6e9

#dee4f0

#eff1f8

Tones

Color #9cadd2 mixed toward gray.

#a1afce

#a5b0c9

#aab2c5

#aeb4c0

#b3b5bc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.32:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.32:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a4ca · ΔE 6.5

Deuteranopia

#a3a1c8 · ΔE 7.3

Tritanopia

#9dc3c2 · ΔE 18.8

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 14.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9cadd2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9cadd2]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#9cadd2 (#9cadd2) is rgb(156, 173, 210) in RGB.

No, #9cadd2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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