#9490ab

Color #9490ab

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 10.84 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#9490ab

RGB

rgb(148, 144, 171)

HSL

hsl(248.9, 13.8%, 61.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(248.9, 15.8%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.5%, 15.8%, 0%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(60.94, 7.02, -13.62)

LCH

lch(60.94, 15.32, 297.27)

OKLCH

oklch(66.6%, 0.0398, 292.12)

HWB

hwb(248.9, 56.5%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a7ab90

Analogous

#909aab

#9490ab

#a290ab

Triadic

#9490ab

#ab9490

#90ab94

Split-complementary

#9490ab

#aba290

#9aab90

Tetradic

#9490ab

#ab90a7

#a7ab90

#90ab94

Square

#9490ab

#ab909a

#a7ab90

#90aba2

Shades

Color #9490ab mixed toward black.

#777294

#5f5b78

#47445a

#2f2d3c

#18171e

Tints

Color #9490ab mixed toward white.

#a6a3b9

#b8b5c7

#cac8d5

#dbdae3

#ededf1

Tones

Color #9490ab mixed toward gray.

#9692a9

#9795a7

#9997a4

#9a99a2

#9c9ba0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.84:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.84:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9292a5 · ΔE 3.7

Deuteranopia

#9393a3 · ΔE 4.8

Tritanopia

#94a09f · ΔE 16.4

Achromatopsia

#939393 · ΔE 12.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9490ab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9490ab]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#9490ab (#9490ab) is rgb(148, 144, 171) in RGB.

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

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