#9facd5

Color #9facd5

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 11.98 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#9facd5

RGB

rgb(159, 172, 213)

HSL

hsl(225.6, 39.1%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(225.6, 25.4%, 83.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.4%, 19.2%, 0%, 16.5%)

LAB

lab(70.65, 4.48, -22.24)

LCH

lch(70.65, 22.69, 281.39)

OKLCH

oklch(74.9%, 0.061, 271.13)

HWB

hwb(225.6, 62.4%, 16.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d5c89f

Analogous

#9fc7d5

#9facd5

#ad9fd5

Triadic

#9facd5

#d59fac

#acd59f

Split-complementary

#9facd5

#d5ad9f

#c7d59f

Tetradic

#9facd5

#c89fd5

#d5c89f

#acd59f

Square

#9facd5

#d59fc7

#d5c89f

#9fd5ad

Shades

Color #9facd5 mixed toward black.

#7487c2

#4b63ac

#394a81

#263156

#13192b

Tints

Color #9facd5 mixed toward white.

#afbadc

#bfc8e3

#cfd5ea

#dfe3f1

#eff1f8

Tones

Color #9facd5 mixed toward gray.

#a3aed0

#a8b1cc

#acb3c7

#b1b5c3

#b5b8be

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.34:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.34:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a5cc · ΔE 4.8

Deuteranopia

#a4a3ca · ΔE 5.3

Tritanopia

#a0c5c3 · ΔE 20.6

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 15.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9facd5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9facd5]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#9facd5 (#9facd5) is rgb(159, 172, 213) in RGB.

No, #9facd5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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