#9faabd

Color #9faabd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 10.14 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#9faabd

RGB

rgb(159, 170, 189)

HSL

hsl(218, 18.5%, 68.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218, 15.9%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.9%, 10.1%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(69.32, 0.11, -11.03)

LCH

lch(69.32, 11.03, 270.57)

OKLCH

oklch(73.6%, 0.0301, 261.41)

HWB

hwb(218, 62.4%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bdb29f

Analogous

#9fb9bd

#9faabd

#a39fbd

Triadic

#9faabd

#bd9faa

#aabd9f

Split-complementary

#9faabd

#bda39f

#b9bd9f

Tetradic

#9faabd

#b29fbd

#bdb29f

#aabd9f

Square

#9faabd

#bd9fb9

#bdb29f

#9fbda3

Shades

Color #9faabd mixed toward black.

#7d8ba5

#5e6e89

#475367

#2f3745

#181c22

Tints

Color #9faabd mixed toward white.

#afb8c8

#bfc6d3

#cfd4de

#dfe3e9

#eff1f4

Tones

Color #9faabd mixed toward gray.

#a1abba

#a4abb8

#a6acb5

#a9adb3

#abadb0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.96:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.96:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a4b9 · ΔE 5.6

Deuteranopia

#a3a2b8 · ΔE 6.3

Tritanopia

#a0b5b4 · ΔE 11.6

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9faabd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9faabd]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#9faabd (#9faabd) is rgb(159, 170, 189) in RGB.

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

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