#9caec1

Color #9caec1

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.88 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#9caec1

RGB

rgb(156, 174, 193)

HSL

hsl(210.8, 23%, 68.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210.8, 19.2%, 75.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.2%, 9.8%, 0%, 24.3%)

LAB

lab(70.31, -2.17, -11.78)

LCH

lch(70.31, 11.98, 259.56)

OKLCH

oklch(74.3%, 0.0341, 249.76)

HWB

hwb(210.8, 61.2%, 24.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c1af9c

Analogous

#9cc0c1

#9caec1

#9c9cc1

Triadic

#9caec1

#c19cae

#aec19c

Split-complementary

#9caec1

#c19c9c

#c0c19c

Tetradic

#9caec1

#af9cc1

#c1af9c

#aec19c

Square

#9caec1

#c19cc0

#c1af9c

#9cc19c

Shades

Color #9caec1 mixed toward black.

#7891ab

#5a748f

#43576b

#2d3a48

#161d24

Tints

Color #9caec1 mixed toward white.

#acbbcb

#bdc9d6

#cdd6e0

#dee4ea

#eef1f5

Tones

Color #9caec1 mixed toward gray.

#9faebe

#a2aebb

#a5aeb8

#a8aeb5

#abaeb2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.24:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.24:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a4bd · ΔE 9.4

Deuteranopia

#a3a2bc · ΔE 10.1

Tritanopia

#9db9b8 · ΔE 11.2

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 9.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #9caec1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9caec1]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#9caec1 (#9caec1) is rgb(156, 174, 193) in RGB.

No, #9caec1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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