#9eb1c7

Color #9eb1c7

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.27 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#9eb1c7

RGB

rgb(158, 177, 199)

HSL

hsl(212.2, 26.8%, 70%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(212.2, 20.6%, 78%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.6%, 11.1%, 0%, 22%)

LAB

lab(71.44, -1.82, -13.36)

LCH

lch(71.44, 13.48, 262.24)

OKLCH

oklch(75.3%, 0.0381, 252.14)

HWB

hwb(212.2, 62%, 22%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c7b49e

Analogous

#9ec5c7

#9eb1c7

#a09ec7

Triadic

#9eb1c7

#c79eb1

#b1c79e

Split-complementary

#9eb1c7

#c7a09e

#c5c79e

Tetradic

#9eb1c7

#b49ec7

#c7b49e

#b1c79e

Square

#9eb1c7

#c79ec5

#c7b49e

#9ec7a0

Shades

Color #9eb1c7 mixed toward black.

#7893b1

#577597

#415771

#2c3a4b

#161d26

Tints

Color #9eb1c7 mixed toward white.

#aebed0

#becbda

#ced8e3

#dfe5ec

#eff2f6

Tones

Color #9eb1c7 mixed toward gray.

#a1b1c4

#a5b1c0

#a8b2bd

#acb2b9

#afb2b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.57:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.57:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a7c2 · ΔE 9.3

Deuteranopia

#a5a4c1 · ΔE 10.1

Tritanopia

#9fbebd · ΔE 12.6

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 10.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9eb1c7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9eb1c7]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#9eb1c7 (#9eb1c7) is rgb(158, 177, 199) in RGB.

No, #9eb1c7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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