#9faed8

Color #9faed8

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 11.82 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#9faed8

RGB

rgb(159, 174, 216)

HSL

hsl(224.2, 42.2%, 73.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(224.2, 26.4%, 84.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(26.4%, 19.4%, 0%, 15.3%)

LAB

lab(71.28, 4.09, -22.92)

LCH

lch(71.28, 23.28, 280.12)

OKLCH

oklch(75.4%, 0.0629, 269.54)

HWB

hwb(224.2, 62.4%, 15.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d8c99f

Analogous

#9fcad8

#9faed8

#ac9fd8

Triadic

#9faed8

#d89fae

#aed89f

Split-complementary

#9faed8

#d8ac9f

#cad89f

Tetradic

#9faed8

#c99fd8

#d8c99f

#aed89f

Square

#9faed8

#d89fca

#d8c99f

#9fd8ac

Shades

Color #9faed8 mixed toward black.

#7288c6

#4864b2

#364b85

#243259

#12192c

Tints

Color #9faed8 mixed toward white.

#afbbde

#bfc9e5

#cfd6eb

#dfe4f2

#eff1f8

Tones

Color #9faed8 mixed toward gray.

#a4b0d3

#a8b2ce

#adb5ca

#b2b7c5

#b7b9c0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.52:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.52:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a6cf · ΔE 5.4

Deuteranopia

#a5a4cd · ΔE 5.9

Tritanopia

#a0c7c6 · ΔE 20.3

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 15.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9faed8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9faed8]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#9faed8 (#9faed8) is rgb(159, 174, 216) in RGB.

No, #9faed8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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