#9fa5b2

Color #9fa5b2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.61 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 1.6

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Conversions

HEX

#9fa5b2

RGB

rgb(159, 165, 178)

HSL

hsl(221.1, 11%, 66.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.1, 10.7%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.7%, 7.3%, 0%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(67.65, 0.5, -7.43)

LCH

lch(67.65, 7.45, 273.85)

OKLCH

oklch(72.1%, 0.02, 266)

HWB

hwb(221.1, 62.4%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b2ac9f

Analogous

#9fafb2

#9fa5b2

#a39fb2

Triadic

#9fa5b2

#b29fa5

#a5b29f

Split-complementary

#9fa5b2

#b2a39f

#afb29f

Tetradic

#9fa5b2

#ac9fb2

#b2ac9f

#a5b29f

Square

#9fa5b2

#b29faf

#b2ac9f

#9fb2a3

Shades

Color #9fa5b2 mixed toward black.

#808899

#646c7d

#4b515e

#32363e

#191b1f

Tints

Color #9fa5b2 mixed toward white.

#afb4bf

#bfc3cc

#cfd2d9

#dfe1e5

#eff0f2

Tones

Color #9fa5b2 mixed toward gray.

#a1a6b0

#a2a6af

#a4a7ad

#a5a7ac

#a7a8aa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.5:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.5:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a2af · ΔE 3.1

Deuteranopia

#a1a1ae · ΔE 3.2

Tritanopia

#9fadac · ΔE 9

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 6.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9fa5b2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9fa5b2]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#9fa5b2 (#9fa5b2) is rgb(159, 165, 178) in RGB.

No, #9fa5b2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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