#9fb5c3

Color #9fb5c3

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.81 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#9fb5c3

RGB

rgb(159, 181, 195)

HSL

hsl(203.3, 23.1%, 69.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(203.3, 18.5%, 76.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.5%, 7.2%, 0%, 23.5%)

LAB

lab(72.47, -4.55, -9.63)

LCH

lch(72.47, 10.65, 244.71)

OKLCH

oklch(76.1%, 0.0315, 235.86)

HWB

hwb(203.3, 62.4%, 23.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c3ad9f

Analogous

#9fc3bf

#9fb5c3

#9fa3c3

Triadic

#9fb5c3

#c39fb5

#b5c39f

Split-complementary

#9fb5c3

#c39fa3

#c3bf9f

Tetradic

#9fb5c3

#ad9fc3

#c3ad9f

#b5c39f

Square

#9fb5c3

#bf9fc3

#c3ad9f

#a3c39f

Shades

Color #9fb5c3 mixed toward black.

#7b99ac

#5b7c91

#445d6d

#2d3e49

#171f24

Tints

Color #9fb5c3 mixed toward white.

#afc1cd

#bfced7

#cfdae1

#dfe6eb

#eff3f5

Tones

Color #9fb5c3 mixed toward gray.

#a2b4c0

#a5b4bd

#a8b3ba

#abb2b7

#aeb2b4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.87:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.87:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a9c0 · ΔE 11.8

Deuteranopia

#a8a6bf · ΔE 13.2

Tritanopia

#a0bdbd · ΔE 7.9

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 9.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9fb5c3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9fb5c3]

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Frequently asked questions

#9fb5c3 (#9fb5c3) is rgb(159, 181, 195) in RGB.

No, #9fb5c3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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