Information about #9EA5B8 color
Basic facts about this digital color
A gently muted azure, #9EA5B8 has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Williamsburg Blue (#9DA8BD). Slightly further away sit Birdcage (#9D9CB7) and Forecast (#A2AAB1).
In RGB terms — rgb(158, 165, 184) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #9EA5B8: 8.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.5:1 for white. No one has named #9EA5B8 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#9EA5B8 color variations
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#9EA5B8 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#9EA5B8 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#9EA5B8 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#9EA5B8 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#9EA5B8 color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #9EA5B8 color
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Nearest named colors to #9EA5B8
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#9DA8BD
#9D9CB7
#A2AAB1
#9D9CB4
#A5A9B2
#A4A8B0
#93A2B7
#93A2BA
#A09BB2
#93AAB9
#A4ADB0
#A2A1AC
#9EA5B8 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#9EA5B8
- RGB158, 165, 184
- CMYK10, 7, 0, 28
- CSSrgb(158, 165, 184)
- HSL224°, 15%, 67%
- HSL Precise223.846°, 15.476%, 67.059%
- HSV224°, 14%, 72%
- HSB224°, 14%, 72%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.620
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.647
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.722
- GLSLvec3(0.620, 0.647, 0.722)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.620, 0.647, 0.722, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.620, 0.647, 0.722)
- Percentage of Red in RGB62%
- Percentage of Green in RGB64.7%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB72.2%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX ID9EA5B8
- DECIMAL ID10397112
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
