#9490a0

Color #9490a0

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 8.94 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#9490a0

RGB

rgb(148, 144, 160)

HSL

hsl(255, 7.8%, 59.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(255, 10%, 62.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.5%, 10%, 0%, 37.3%)

LAB

lab(60.59, 4.66, -7.9)

LCH

lch(60.59, 9.17, 300.54)

OKLCH

oklch(66.2%, 0.0238, 297.21)

HWB

hwb(255, 56.5%, 37.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9ca090

Analogous

#9094a0

#9490a0

#9c90a0

Triadic

#9490a0

#a09490

#90a094

Split-complementary

#9490a0

#a09c90

#94a090

Tetradic

#9490a0

#a0909c

#9ca090

#90a094

Square

#9490a0

#a09094

#9ca090

#90a09c

Shades

Color #9490a0 mixed toward black.

#7a7589

#615d6d

#494652

#312f37

#18171b

Tints

Color #9490a0 mixed toward white.

#a6a2b0

#b8b5c0

#c9c7d0

#dbdadf

#edecef

Tones

Color #9490a0 mixed toward gray.

#95919f

#95939d

#96949c

#97959b

#979799

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.76:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.76:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#92929c · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#93939b · ΔE 4.5

Tritanopia

#949999 · ΔE 10.3

Achromatopsia

#929292 · ΔE 8.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9490a0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9490a0]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#9490a0 (#9490a0) is rgb(148, 144, 160) in RGB.

No, #9490a0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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