#9fabc5

Color #9fabc5

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 9.01 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#9fabc5

RGB

rgb(159, 171, 197)

HSL

hsl(221.1, 24.7%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.1, 19.3%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.3%, 13.2%, 0%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(69.84, 1.33, -14.66)

LCH

lch(69.84, 14.72, 275.18)

OKLCH

oklch(74%, 0.0399, 265.69)

HWB

hwb(221.1, 62.4%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c5b99f

Analogous

#9fbec5

#9fabc5

#a69fc5

Triadic

#9fabc5

#c59fab

#abc59f

Split-complementary

#9fabc5

#c5a69f

#bec59f

Tetradic

#9fabc5

#b99fc5

#c5b99f

#abc59f

Square

#9fabc5

#c59fbe

#c5b99f

#9fc5a6

Shades

Color #9fabc5 mixed toward black.

#7a8baf

#596c94

#43516f

#2d364a

#161b25

Tints

Color #9fabc5 mixed toward white.

#afb9cf

#bfc7d8

#cfd5e2

#dfe3ec

#eff1f5

Tones

Color #9fabc5 mixed toward gray.

#a2acc2

#a5adbf

#a8aebc

#acb0b8

#afb1b5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.31:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.11:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.11:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a4bf · ΔE 5.5

Deuteranopia

#a4a3be · ΔE 6

Tritanopia

#a0bab9 · ΔE 14.8

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 11.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9fabc5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9fabc5]

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

#9fabc5 (#9fabc5) is rgb(159, 171, 197) in RGB.

No, #9fabc5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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