#9cafdc

Color #9cafdc

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 12.84 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#9cafdc

RGB

rgb(156, 175, 220)

HSL

hsl(222.2, 47.8%, 73.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(222.2, 29.1%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(29.1%, 20.5%, 0%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(71.48, 3.62, -24.82)

LCH

lch(71.48, 25.08, 278.3)

OKLCH

oklch(75.5%, 0.0684, 266.9)

HWB

hwb(222.2, 61.2%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dcc99c

Analogous

#9ccfdc

#9cafdc

#a99cdc

Triadic

#9cafdc

#dc9caf

#afdc9c

Split-complementary

#9cafdc

#dca99c

#cfdc9c

Tetradic

#9cafdc

#c99cdc

#dcc99c

#afdc9c

Square

#9cafdc

#dc9ccf

#dcc99c

#9cdca9

Shades

Color #9cafdc mixed toward black.

#6e89cc

#4165b9

#314c8b

#21325d

#10192e

Tints

Color #9cafdc mixed toward white.

#acbce2

#bdcae8

#cdd7ed

#dee4f3

#eef2f9

Tones

Color #9cafdc mixed toward gray.

#a1b1d7

#a7b3d1

#acb5cc

#b1b8c7

#b7bac1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.58:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.58:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a5d2 · ΔE 6.4

Deuteranopia

#a3a2d0 · ΔE 6.9

Tritanopia

#9dcac8 · ΔE 21.1

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 16.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9cafdc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9cafdc]

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

#9cafdc (#9cafdc) is rgb(156, 175, 220) in RGB.

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

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