#9eaec5

Color #9eaec5

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.08 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#9eaec5

RGB

rgb(158, 174, 197)

HSL

hsl(215.4, 25.2%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.4, 19.8%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.8%, 11.7%, 0%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(70.57, -0.63, -13.57)

LCH

lch(70.57, 13.58, 267.34)

OKLCH

oklch(74.6%, 0.0378, 257.47)

HWB

hwb(215.4, 62%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c5b59e

Analogous

#9ec1c5

#9eaec5

#a19ec5

Triadic

#9eaec5

#c59eae

#aec59e

Split-complementary

#9eaec5

#c5a19e

#c1c59e

Tetradic

#9eaec5

#b59ec5

#c5b59e

#aec59e

Square

#9eaec5

#c59ec1

#c5b59e

#9ec5a1

Shades

Color #9eaec5 mixed toward black.

#798faf

#597194

#42556f

#2c384a

#161c25

Tints

Color #9eaec5 mixed toward white.

#aebbcf

#bec9d8

#ced6e2

#dfe4ec

#eff1f5

Tones

Color #9eaec5 mixed toward gray.

#a1afc2

#a4afbf

#a8b0bb

#abb0b8

#aeb1b5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.31:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.31:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a5c0 · ΔE 7.9

Deuteranopia

#a4a3be · ΔE 8.4

Tritanopia

#9fbbbb · ΔE 12.8

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 10.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9eaec5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9eaec5]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#9eaec5 (#9eaec5) is rgb(158, 174, 197) in RGB.

No, #9eaec5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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