#949cab

Color #949cab

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 8.94 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 1.6

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Conversions

HEX

#949cab

RGB

rgb(148, 156, 171)

HSL

hsl(219.1, 12%, 62.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(219.1, 13.5%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.5%, 8.8%, 0%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(64.17, 0.27, -8.78)

LCH

lch(64.17, 8.78, 271.76)

OKLCH

oklch(69.1%, 0.0239, 263.26)

HWB

hwb(219.1, 58%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aba394

Analogous

#94a7ab

#949cab

#9794ab

Triadic

#949cab

#ab949c

#9cab94

Split-complementary

#949cab

#ab9794

#a7ab94

Tetradic

#949cab

#a394ab

#aba394

#9cab94

Square

#949cab

#ab94a7

#aba394

#94ab97

Shades

Color #949cab mixed toward black.

#768093

#5e6677

#464d59

#2f333c

#171a1e

Tints

Color #949cab mixed toward white.

#a6acb9

#b8bdc7

#c9cdd5

#dbdee3

#edeef1

Tones

Color #949cab mixed toward gray.

#969ca9

#989da7

#9a9ea5

#9c9ea3

#9d9fa1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.6:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.6:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9898a8 · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#9796a7 · ΔE 5

Tritanopia

#94a5a4 · ΔE 10.1

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 7.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #949cab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#949cab]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#949cab (#949cab) is rgb(148, 156, 171) in RGB.

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

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