#948cb3

Color #948cb3

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 16.24 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 11.3

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Conversions

HEX

#948cb3

RGB

rgb(148, 140, 179)

HSL

hsl(252.3, 20.4%, 62.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(252.3, 21.8%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.3%, 21.8%, 0%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(60.16, 11.1, -19.33)

LCH

lch(60.16, 22.29, 299.87)

OKLCH

oklch(66.1%, 0.0579, 294.17)

HWB

hwb(252.3, 54.9%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#abb38c

Analogous

#8c97b3

#948cb3

#a78cb3

Triadic

#948cb3

#b3948c

#8cb394

Split-complementary

#948cb3

#b3a78c

#97b38c

Tetradic

#948cb3

#b38cab

#abb38c

#8cb394

Square

#948cb3

#b38c97

#abb38c

#8cb3a7

Shades

Color #948cb3 mixed toward black.

#766c9e

#5d5580

#463f60

#2f2a40

#171520

Tints

Color #948cb3 mixed toward white.

#a69fc0

#b8b2cc

#c9c5d9

#dbd9e6

#edecf2

Tones

Color #948cb3 mixed toward gray.

#968fb0

#9892ac

#9a96a9

#9c99a6

#9d9ca3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.66:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.66:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9191ab · ΔE 5.2

Deuteranopia

#9192a9 · ΔE 6.5

Tritanopia

#94a4a2 · ΔE 21.2

Achromatopsia

#919191 · ΔE 16.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #948cb3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#948cb3]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#948cb3 (#948cb3) is rgb(148, 140, 179) in RGB.

No, #948cb3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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