#9eaacd

Color #9eaacd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 10.63 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#9eaacd

RGB

rgb(158, 170, 205)

HSL

hsl(224.7, 32%, 71.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(224.7, 22.9%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.9%, 17.1%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(69.77, 3.4, -19.19)

LCH

lch(69.77, 19.49, 280.05)

OKLCH

oklch(74.1%, 0.0524, 270.22)

HWB

hwb(224.7, 62%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cdc19e

Analogous

#9ec2cd

#9eaacd

#aa9ecd

Triadic

#9eaacd

#cd9eaa

#aacd9e

Split-complementary

#9eaacd

#cdaa9e

#c2cd9e

Tetradic

#9eaacd

#c19ecd

#cdc19e

#aacd9e

Square

#9eaacd

#cd9ec2

#cdc19e

#9ecdaa

Shades

Color #9eaacd mixed toward black.

#7687b8

#5266a0

#3e4d78

#293350

#151a28

Tints

Color #9eaacd mixed toward white.

#aeb8d5

#bec6de

#cfd5e6

#dfe3ee

#eff1f7

Tones

Color #9eaacd mixed toward gray.

#a2acc9

#a6aec5

#aab0c1

#aeb2bd

#b2b4b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.31:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.09:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a3c5 · ΔE 4.8

Deuteranopia

#a3a2c3 · ΔE 5.3

Tritanopia

#9fbfbd · ΔE 18.8

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 13.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #9eaacd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9eaacd]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#9eaacd (#9eaacd) is rgb(158, 170, 205) in RGB.

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

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