#9ea8bd

Color #9ea8bd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 10.5 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#9ea8bd

RGB

rgb(158, 168, 189)

HSL

hsl(220.6, 19%, 68%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220.6, 16.4%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.4%, 11.1%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(68.71, 0.88, -11.95)

LCH

lch(68.71, 11.98, 274.21)

OKLCH

oklch(73.1%, 0.0324, 265.22)

HWB

hwb(220.6, 62%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bdb39e

Analogous

#9eb7bd

#9ea8bd

#a39ebd

Triadic

#9ea8bd

#bd9ea8

#a8bd9e

Split-complementary

#9ea8bd

#bda39e

#b7bd9e

Tetradic

#9ea8bd

#b39ebd

#bdb39e

#a8bd9e

Square

#9ea8bd

#bd9eb7

#bdb39e

#9ebda3

Shades

Color #9ea8bd mixed toward black.

#7c89a5

#5e6c8a

#465167

#2f3645

#171b22

Tints

Color #9ea8bd mixed toward white.

#aeb6c8

#bec5d3

#ced3de

#dfe2e9

#eff0f4

Tones

Color #9ea8bd mixed toward gray.

#a0a9ba

#a3aab8

#a6abb5

#a8acb3

#abacb0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.79:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.79:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a3b8 · ΔE 4.3

Deuteranopia

#a2a1b7 · ΔE 5.4

Tritanopia

#9fb4b3 · ΔE 12.7

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 9.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9ea8bd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ea8bd]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#9ea8bd (#9ea8bd) is rgb(158, 168, 189) in RGB.

No, #9ea8bd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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