#9ea3df

Color #9ea3df

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 19.72 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#9ea3df

RGB

rgb(158, 163, 223)

HSL

hsl(235.4, 50.4%, 74.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(235.4, 29.1%, 87.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(29.1%, 26.9%, 0%, 12.5%)

LAB

lab(68.6, 11.64, -30.89)

LCH

lch(68.6, 33.01, 290.65)

OKLCH

oklch(73.4%, 0.0869, 280.34)

HWB

hwb(235.4, 62%, 12.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dfda9e

Analogous

#9ec3df

#9ea3df

#b99edf

Triadic

#9ea3df

#df9ea3

#a3df9e

Split-complementary

#9ea3df

#dfb99e

#c3df9e

Tetradic

#9ea3df

#da9edf

#dfda9e

#a3df9e

Square

#9ea3df

#df9ec3

#dfda9e

#9edfb9

Shades

Color #9ea3df mixed toward black.

#6e76cf

#3f49bf

#2f378f

#1f245f

#101230

Tints

Color #9ea3df mixed toward white.

#aeb2e4

#bec2ea

#ced1ef

#dfe0f4

#eff0fa

Tones

Color #9ea3df mixed toward gray.

#a3a8da

#a9acd4

#aeb1cf

#b4b5c9

#b9bac4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.76:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.76:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a0a0d3 · ΔE 2.9

Deuteranopia

#a0a0cf · ΔE 3.8

Tritanopia

#9ec8c5 · ΔE 25.1

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 19.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9ea3df;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ea3df]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#9ea3df (#9ea3df) is rgb(158, 163, 223) in RGB.

No, #9ea3df is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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