#9eaad7

Color #9eaad7

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 14.11 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#9eaad7

RGB

rgb(158, 170, 215)

HSL

hsl(227.4, 41.6%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(227.4, 26.5%, 84.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(26.5%, 20.9%, 0%, 15.7%)

LAB

lab(70.12, 5.77, -24.15)

LCH

lch(70.12, 24.83, 283.44)

OKLCH

oklch(74.5%, 0.0665, 273.1)

HWB

hwb(227.4, 62%, 15.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d7cb9e

Analogous

#9ec6d7

#9eaad7

#ae9ed7

Triadic

#9eaad7

#d79eaa

#aad79e

Split-complementary

#9eaad7

#d7ae9e

#c6d79e

Tetradic

#9eaad7

#cb9ed7

#d7cb9e

#aad79e

Square

#9eaad7

#d79ec6

#d7cb9e

#9ed7ae

Shades

Color #9eaad7 mixed toward black.

#7283c5

#495eb0

#364784

#242f58

#12182c

Tints

Color #9eaad7 mixed toward white.

#aeb8de

#bec6e4

#ced4eb

#dfe3f2

#eff1f8

Tones

Color #9eaad7 mixed toward gray.

#a3add2

#a7afcd

#acb2c9

#b1b5c4

#b6b8bf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.29:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.18:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.18:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a3cd · ΔE 4.4

Deuteranopia

#a3a2cb · ΔE 4.9

Tritanopia

#9fc5c3 · ΔE 21.7

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 16.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9eaad7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9eaad7]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#9eaad7 (#9eaad7) is rgb(158, 170, 215) in RGB.

No, #9eaad7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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