#9eaec7

Color #9eaec7

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.91 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#9eaec7

RGB

rgb(158, 174, 199)

HSL

hsl(216.6, 26.8%, 70%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.6, 20.6%, 78%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.6%, 12.6%, 0%, 22%)

LAB

lab(70.64, -0.18, -14.57)

LCH

lch(70.64, 14.57, 269.29)

OKLCH

oklch(74.7%, 0.0403, 259.28)

HWB

hwb(216.6, 62%, 22%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c7b79e

Analogous

#9ec2c7

#9eaec7

#a39ec7

Triadic

#9eaec7

#c79eae

#aec79e

Split-complementary

#9eaec7

#c7a39e

#c2c79e

Tetradic

#9eaec7

#b79ec7

#c7b79e

#aec79e

Square

#9eaec7

#c79ec2

#c7b79e

#9ec7a3

Shades

Color #9eaec7 mixed toward black.

#788eb1

#577097

#415471

#2c384b

#161c26

Tints

Color #9eaec7 mixed toward white.

#aebbd0

#bec9da

#ced6e3

#dfe4ec

#eff1f6

Tones

Color #9eaec7 mixed toward gray.

#a1afc4

#a5afc0

#a8b0bd

#acb1b9

#afb2b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.33:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.33:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a5c1 · ΔE 7.5

Deuteranopia

#a4a3c0 · ΔE 8.2

Tritanopia

#9fbdbc · ΔE 14.2

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 11

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9eaec7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9eaec7]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#9eaec7 (#9eaec7) is rgb(158, 174, 199) in RGB.

No, #9eaec7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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