#949aaf

Color #949aaf

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 9.06 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#949aaf

RGB

rgb(148, 154, 175)

HSL

hsl(226.7, 14.4%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(226.7, 15.4%, 68.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.4%, 12%, 0%, 31.4%)

LAB

lab(63.76, 2.26, -11.65)

LCH

lch(63.76, 11.87, 280.98)

OKLCH

oklch(68.8%, 0.0315, 272.91)

HWB

hwb(226.7, 58%, 31.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#afa994

Analogous

#94a7af

#949aaf

#9b94af

Triadic

#949aaf

#af949a

#9aaf94

Split-complementary

#949aaf

#af9b94

#a7af94

Tetradic

#949aaf

#a994af

#afa994

#9aaf94

Square

#949aaf

#af94a7

#afa994

#94af9b

Shades

Color #949aaf mixed toward black.

#757d98

#5c637b

#454a5c

#2e313e

#17191f

Tints

Color #949aaf mixed toward white.

#a6abbc

#b8bcca

#c9ccd7

#dbdde4

#edeef2

Tones

Color #949aaf mixed toward gray.

#969bad

#989caa

#9b9ea8

#9d9fa6

#9fa0a4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.8:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.5:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.5:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9797aa · ΔE 2.8

Deuteranopia

#9696a9 · ΔE 2.9

Tritanopia

#94a6a5 · ΔE 13.2

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 9.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #949aaf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#949aaf]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#949aaf (#949aaf) is rgb(148, 154, 175) in RGB.

No, #949aaf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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