#9cb2ca

Color #9cb2ca

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 6.88 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#9cb2ca

RGB

rgb(156, 178, 202)

HSL

hsl(211.3, 30.3%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(211.3, 22.8%, 79.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.8%, 11.9%, 0%, 20.8%)

LAB

lab(71.67, -2.3, -14.68)

LCH

lch(71.67, 14.86, 261.1)

OKLCH

oklch(75.5%, 0.0424, 250.71)

HWB

hwb(211.3, 61.2%, 20.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cab49c

Analogous

#9cc9ca

#9cb2ca

#9d9cca

Triadic

#9cb2ca

#ca9cb2

#b2ca9c

Split-complementary

#9cb2ca

#ca9d9c

#c9ca9c

Tetradic

#9cb2ca

#b49cca

#cab49c

#b2ca9c

Square

#9cb2ca

#ca9cc9

#cab49c

#9cca9d

Shades

Color #9cb2ca mixed toward black.

#7594b5

#53769c

#3e5875

#2a3b4e

#151d27

Tints

Color #9cb2ca mixed toward white.

#acbfd3

#bdccdc

#cdd9e5

#dee5ed

#eef2f6

Tones

Color #9cb2ca mixed toward gray.

#a0b2c6

#a4b2c2

#a7b3bf

#abb3bb

#afb3b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.18:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.63:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.63:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a6c5 · ΔE 10.5

Deuteranopia

#a5a3c3 · ΔE 11.5

Tritanopia

#9dc0bf · ΔE 13.3

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 11.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9cb2ca;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9cb2ca]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#9cb2ca (#9cb2ca) is rgb(156, 178, 202) in RGB.

No, #9cb2ca is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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