#9fb8ce

Color #9fb8ce

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 5.56 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#9fb8ce

RGB

rgb(159, 184, 206)

HSL

hsl(208.1, 32.4%, 71.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(208.1, 22.8%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.8%, 10.7%, 0%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(73.61, -3.7, -13.93)

LCH

lch(73.61, 14.41, 255.12)

OKLCH

oklch(77.1%, 0.0418, 244.97)

HWB

hwb(208.1, 62.4%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ceb59f

Analogous

#9fcecd

#9fb8ce

#9fa1ce

Triadic

#9fb8ce

#ce9fb8

#b8ce9f

Split-complementary

#9fb8ce

#ce9fa1

#cecd9f

Tetradic

#9fb8ce

#b59fce

#ceb59f

#b8ce9f

Square

#9fb8ce

#cd9fce

#ceb59f

#a1ce9f

Shades

Color #9fb8ce mixed toward black.

#779ab9

#527ca1

#3e5d79

#293e51

#151f28

Tints

Color #9fb8ce mixed toward white.

#afc4d6

#bfd0de

#cfdce7

#dfe7ef

#eff3f7

Tones

Color #9fb8ce mixed toward gray.

#a3b8ca

#a7b8c6

#abb7c2

#afb7be

#b3b7ba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.22:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.22:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaabc9 · ΔE 11.5

Deuteranopia

#a9a7c8 · ΔE 13.1

Tritanopia

#a0c5c4 · ΔE 12.2

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 11.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9fb8ce;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9fb8ce]

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Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#9fb8ce (#9fb8ce) is rgb(159, 184, 206) in RGB.

No, #9fb8ce is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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