#9fa8c8

Color #9fa8c8

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 10.76 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#9fa8c8

RGB

rgb(159, 168, 200)

HSL

hsl(226.8, 27.2%, 70.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(226.8, 20.5%, 78.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.5%, 16%, 0%, 21.6%)

LAB

lab(69.14, 3.66, -17.37)

LCH

lch(69.14, 17.75, 281.9)

OKLCH

oklch(73.5%, 0.0475, 272.78)

HWB

hwb(226.8, 62.4%, 21.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c8bf9f

Analogous

#9fbdc8

#9fa8c8

#aa9fc8

Triadic

#9fa8c8

#c89fa8

#a8c89f

Split-complementary

#9fa8c8

#c8aa9f

#bdc89f

Tetradic

#9fa8c8

#bf9fc8

#c8bf9f

#a8c89f

Square

#9fa8c8

#c89fbd

#c8bf9f

#9fc8aa

Shades

Color #9fa8c8 mixed toward black.

#7986b2

#576598

#414c72

#2c334c

#161926

Tints

Color #9fa8c8 mixed toward white.

#afb7d1

#bfc5da

#cfd4e4

#dfe2ed

#eff1f6

Tones

Color #9fa8c8 mixed toward gray.

#a2aac5

#a6acc1

#a9aebe

#adb0ba

#b0b2b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.91:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.91:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a3c1 · ΔE 3.8

Deuteranopia

#a2a2bf · ΔE 3.9

Tritanopia

#9fbbba · ΔE 17.7

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 12.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9fa8c8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9fa8c8]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#9fa8c8 (#9fa8c8) is rgb(159, 168, 200) in RGB.

No, #9fa8c8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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