#9fb6cf

Color #9fb6cf

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 5.45 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#9fb6cf

RGB

rgb(159, 182, 207)

HSL

hsl(211.2, 33.3%, 71.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(211.2, 23.2%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.2%, 12.1%, 0%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(73.11, -2.39, -15.23)

LCH

lch(73.11, 15.42, 261.08)

OKLCH

oklch(76.7%, 0.044, 250.62)

HWB

hwb(211.2, 62.4%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cfb89f

Analogous

#9fcecf

#9fb6cf

#a09fcf

Triadic

#9fb6cf

#cf9fb6

#b6cf9f

Split-complementary

#9fb6cf

#cfa09f

#cecf9f

Tetradic

#9fb6cf

#b89fcf

#cfb89f

#b6cf9f

Square

#9fb6cf

#cf9fce

#cfb89f

#9fcfa0

Shades

Color #9fb6cf mixed toward black.

#7697bb

#5178a3

#3d5a7a

#293c51

#141e29

Tints

Color #9fb6cf mixed toward white.

#afc2d7

#bfcedf

#cfdbe7

#dfe7ef

#eff3f7

Tones

Color #9fb6cf mixed toward gray.

#a3b6cb

#a7b6c7

#abb7c3

#afb7bf

#b3b7bb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.07:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.07:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9aac9 · ΔE 10.2

Deuteranopia

#a8a6c8 · ΔE 11.7

Tritanopia

#a0c5c4 · ΔE 13.7

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 11.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9fb6cf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9fb6cf]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#9fb6cf (#9fb6cf) is rgb(159, 182, 207) in RGB.

No, #9fb6cf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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