#9faecf

Color #9faecf

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.78 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#9faecf

RGB

rgb(159, 174, 207)

HSL

hsl(221.3, 33.3%, 71.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.3, 23.2%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.2%, 15.9%, 0%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(70.97, 1.97, -18.46)

LCH

lch(70.97, 18.56, 276.09)

OKLCH

oklch(75%, 0.0505, 265.91)

HWB

hwb(221.3, 62.4%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cfc09f

Analogous

#9fc6cf

#9faecf

#a89fcf

Triadic

#9faecf

#cf9fae

#aecf9f

Split-complementary

#9faecf

#cfa89f

#c6cf9f

Tetradic

#9faecf

#c09fcf

#cfc09f

#aecf9f

Square

#9faecf

#cf9fc6

#cfc09f

#9fcfa8

Shades

Color #9faecf mixed toward black.

#768cbb

#516ba3

#3d507a

#293551

#141b29

Tints

Color #9faecf mixed toward white.

#afbcd7

#bfc9df

#cfd7e7

#dfe4ef

#eff2f7

Tones

Color #9faecf mixed toward gray.

#a3b0cb

#a7b1c7

#abb3c3

#afb4bf

#b3b6bb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.43:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.43:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a6c8 · ΔE 6.1

Deuteranopia

#a5a4c6 · ΔE 6.6

Tritanopia

#a0c2c0 · ΔE 17.9

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 13.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9faecf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9faecf]

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

#9faecf (#9faecf) is rgb(159, 174, 207) in RGB.

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

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