#9caec6

Color #9caec6

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.04 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#9caec6

RGB

rgb(156, 174, 198)

HSL

hsl(214.3, 26.9%, 69.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.3, 21.2%, 77.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.2%, 12.1%, 0%, 22.4%)

LAB

lab(70.47, -1.04, -14.3)

LCH

lch(70.47, 14.34, 265.84)

OKLCH

oklch(74.5%, 0.0402, 255.58)

HWB

hwb(214.3, 61.2%, 22.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c6b49c

Analogous

#9cc3c6

#9caec6

#9f9cc6

Triadic

#9caec6

#c69cae

#aec69c

Split-complementary

#9caec6

#c69f9c

#c3c69c

Tetradic

#9caec6

#b49cc6

#c6b49c

#aec69c

Square

#9caec6

#c69cc3

#c6b49c

#9cc69f

Shades

Color #9caec6 mixed toward black.

#778fb0

#567196

#415570

#2b394b

#161c25

Tints

Color #9caec6 mixed toward white.

#acbbcf

#bdc9d9

#cdd6e2

#dee4ec

#eef1f5

Tones

Color #9caec6 mixed toward gray.

#9faec2

#a3afbf

#a6afbb

#aab0b8

#adb0b4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.28:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.28:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a4c1 · ΔE 8.7

Deuteranopia

#a3a2bf · ΔE 9.2

Tritanopia

#9dbcbb · ΔE 13.6

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 10.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9caec6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9caec6]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#9caec6 (#9caec6) is rgb(156, 174, 198) in RGB.

No, #9caec6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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