#9ea1c8

Color #9ea1c8

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 14.98 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 8.2

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Conversions

HEX

#9ea1c8

RGB

rgb(158, 161, 200)

HSL

hsl(235.7, 27.6%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(235.7, 21%, 78.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(21%, 19.5%, 0%, 21.6%)

LAB

lab(67.22, 7.24, -20.29)

LCH

lch(67.22, 21.54, 289.64)

OKLCH

oklch(72%, 0.0566, 281.41)

HWB

hwb(235.7, 62%, 21.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c8c59e

Analogous

#9eb6c8

#9ea1c8

#b09ec8

Triadic

#9ea1c8

#c89ea1

#a1c89e

Split-complementary

#9ea1c8

#c8b09e

#b6c89e

Tetradic

#9ea1c8

#c59ec8

#c8c59e

#a1c89e

Square

#9ea1c8

#c89eb6

#c8c59e

#9ec8b0

Shades

Color #9ea1c8 mixed toward black.

#787cb2

#565b98

#414472

#2b2e4c

#161726

Tints

Color #9ea1c8 mixed toward white.

#aeb1d1

#bec0da

#cfd0e3

#dfe0ed

#efeff6

Tones

Color #9ea1c8 mixed toward gray.

#a2a4c4

#a5a7c1

#a9aabd

#acadba

#b0b0b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.5:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.39:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.39:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9fc0 · ΔE 2.2

Deuteranopia

#9f9fbd · ΔE 3

Tritanopia

#9eb8b7 · ΔE 20.4

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 15.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9ea1c8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ea1c8]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#9ea1c8 (#9ea1c8) is rgb(158, 161, 200) in RGB.

No, #9ea1c8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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