#9da5ce

Color #9da5ce

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 14.1 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#9da5ce

RGB

rgb(157, 165, 206)

HSL

hsl(230.2, 33.3%, 71.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(230.2, 23.8%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.8%, 19.9%, 0%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(68.41, 6.1, -21.81)

LCH

lch(68.41, 22.65, 285.63)

OKLCH

oklch(73%, 0.0602, 276.2)

HWB

hwb(230.2, 61.6%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cec69d

Analogous

#9dbece

#9da5ce

#ae9dce

Triadic

#9da5ce

#ce9da5

#a5ce9d

Split-complementary

#9da5ce

#ceae9d

#bece9d

Tetradic

#9da5ce

#c69dce

#cec69d

#a5ce9d

Square

#9da5ce

#ce9dbe

#cec69d

#9dceae

Shades

Color #9da5ce mixed toward black.

#7580ba

#515ea1

#3d4679

#282f51

#141728

Tints

Color #9da5ce mixed toward white.

#adb4d6

#bec3de

#ced2e7

#dee1ef

#eff0f7

Tones

Color #9da5ce mixed toward gray.

#a1a8ca

#a5abc6

#a9adc2

#adb0be

#b1b3ba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.41:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.71:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.71:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a1c5 · ΔE 3.3

Deuteranopia

#a09fc3 · ΔE 3.8

Tritanopia

#9dbebc · ΔE 21.2

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 15.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9da5ce;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9da5ce]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#9da5ce (#9da5ce) is rgb(157, 165, 206) in RGB.

No, #9da5ce is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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