#9faabf

Color #9faabf

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 9.78 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#9faabf

RGB

rgb(159, 170, 191)

HSL

hsl(219.4, 20%, 68.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(219.4, 16.8%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.8%, 11%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(69.38, 0.54, -12.04)

LCH

lch(69.38, 12.05, 272.57)

OKLCH

oklch(73.6%, 0.0328, 263.52)

HWB

hwb(219.4, 62.4%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bfb49f

Analogous

#9fbabf

#9faabf

#a49fbf

Triadic

#9faabf

#bf9faa

#aabf9f

Split-complementary

#9faabf

#bfa49f

#babf9f

Tetradic

#9faabf

#b49fbf

#bfb49f

#aabf9f

Square

#9faabf

#bf9fba

#bfb49f

#9fbfa4

Shades

Color #9faabf mixed toward black.

#7c8ba8

#5d6d8c

#465269

#2f3746

#171b23

Tints

Color #9faabf mixed toward white.

#afb8ca

#bfc6d4

#cfd4df

#dfe3ea

#eff1f4

Tones

Color #9faabf mixed toward gray.

#a2abbc

#a4acba

#a7acb7

#aaadb4

#acaeb2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.98:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.98:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a4ba · ΔE 5.4

Deuteranopia

#a3a2b9 · ΔE 6.1

Tritanopia

#a0b6b5 · ΔE 12.6

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9faabf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9faabf]

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

#9faabf (#9faabf) is rgb(159, 170, 191) in RGB.

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

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