#9fa2bf

Color #9fa2bf

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 12.81 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#9fa2bf

RGB

rgb(159, 162, 191)

HSL

hsl(234.4, 20%, 68.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(234.4, 16.8%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.8%, 15.2%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(67.26, 4.96, -15.24)

LCH

lch(67.26, 16.03, 288.03)

OKLCH

oklch(72%, 0.0421, 280.67)

HWB

hwb(234.4, 62.4%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bfbc9f

Analogous

#9fb2bf

#9fa2bf

#ac9fbf

Triadic

#9fa2bf

#bf9fa2

#a2bf9f

Split-complementary

#9fa2bf

#bfac9f

#b2bf9f

Tetradic

#9fa2bf

#bc9fbf

#bfbc9f

#a2bf9f

Square

#9fa2bf

#bf9fb2

#bfbc9f

#9fbfac

Shades

Color #9fa2bf mixed toward black.

#7c80a8

#5d628c

#464969

#2f3146

#171823

Tints

Color #9fa2bf mixed toward white.

#afb1ca

#bfc1d4

#cfd0df

#dfe0ea

#efeff4

Tones

Color #9fa2bf mixed toward gray.

#a2a4bc

#a4a6ba

#a7a8b7

#aaabb4

#acadb2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.5:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.39:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.39:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a0a0b9 · ΔE 1.8

Deuteranopia

#a0a0b7 · ΔE 2.3

Tritanopia

#9fb3b2 · ΔE 16.9

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 12.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9fa2bf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9fa2bf]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#9fa2bf (#9fa2bf) is rgb(159, 162, 191) in RGB.

No, #9fa2bf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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