Palettes / Colors / #9DA8CD

#9DA8CD — Light Muted Blue

#9DA8CD is a blue color we call Light Muted Blue, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the blue family.

#9DA8CD is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #CDC29D; it also sits naturally between #9DC0CD and #AA9DCD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 62% · Green 66% · Blue 80%

Cyan 23% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #9DA8CD

.text { color: #9DA8CD; }
.background { background-color: #9DA8CD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #9DA8CD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(157, 168, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(226, 32%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #9DA8CD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(157, 168, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #9DA8CD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(157, 168, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#9DA8CD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#9DA8CD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDC29D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #9DA8CD: #000000.

How #9DA8CD looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #9DA8CD rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #9DA8CD?

#9DA8CD is Light Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 157, 168, 205). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #9DA8CD?

#9DA8CD is RGB 157, 168, 205 — HSL 226°, 32%, 71% — CMYK 23%, 18%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #9DA8CD?

Its complement is #CDC29D; analogous partners are #9DC0CD and #AA9DCD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #9DA8CD for text?

Black text on #9DA8CD has a contrast ratio of 8.92:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.36:1.