#9ea9c2

Color #9ea9c2

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 9.77 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#9ea9c2

RGB

rgb(158, 169, 194)

HSL

hsl(221.7, 22.8%, 69%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.7, 18.6%, 76.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.6%, 12.9%, 0%, 23.9%)

LAB

lab(69.14, 1.44, -14.07)

LCH

lch(69.14, 14.14, 275.84)

OKLCH

oklch(73.4%, 0.0383, 266.55)

HWB

hwb(221.7, 62%, 23.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c2b79e

Analogous

#9ebbc2

#9ea9c2

#a59ec2

Triadic

#9ea9c2

#c29ea9

#a9c29e

Split-complementary

#9ea9c2

#c2a59e

#bbc29e

Tetradic

#9ea9c2

#b79ec2

#c2b79e

#a9c29e

Square

#9ea9c2

#c29ebb

#c2b79e

#9ec2a5

Shades

Color #9ea9c2 mixed toward black.

#7a89ab

#5b6b90

#44506c

#2d3548

#171b24

Tints

Color #9ea9c2 mixed toward white.

#aeb7cc

#bec6d6

#ced4e0

#dfe2eb

#eff1f5

Tones

Color #9ea9c2 mixed toward gray.

#a1aabf

#a4abbc

#a7acb9

#aaaeb6

#adafb3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.91:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.91:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a3bc · ΔE 5

Deuteranopia

#a2a1bb · ΔE 5.7

Tritanopia

#9fb8b7 · ΔE 14.6

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9ea9c2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ea9c2]

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

#9ea9c2 (#9ea9c2) is rgb(158, 169, 194) in RGB.

No, #9ea9c2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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