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#9facdf

a light, vivid blue · warm · closest name: steelblue

RGB
159, 172, 223
HSL
228°, 50%, 75%
CMYK
29, 23, 0, 13
Luminance
0.4220

Every format

HEX#9facdf
RGBrgb(159, 172, 223)
HSLhsl(228, 50%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(29%, 23%, 0%, 13%)
LABlab(71.0 6.9 -27.2)
LCHlch(71.0 28.0 284.2)
OKLCHoklch(0.752 0.075 273.4)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #9facdf;
background-color: #9facdf;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#9facdf] bg-[#9facdf]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #9facdf;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.624, green: 0.675, blue: 0.875)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#9facdf")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#9facdf on white: 2.22:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#9facdf on black: 9.44:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red62.4%
Green67.5%
Blue87.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan28.7%
Magenta22.9%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)12.5%

Color previews

#9facdf text on a black background

contrast 9.44:1

Card sample

#9facdf text on a white background

contrast 2.22:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #9facdf;
Background color
Panel with #9facdf background
background-color: #9facdf;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #9facdf;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(159, 172, 223, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(159, 172, 223, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #9facdf;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9facdf, #BD9FDF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #9facdf

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #9facdf in the Color Lab