#949cb3

Color #949cb3

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 9.68 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#949cb3

RGB

rgb(148, 156, 179)

HSL

hsl(224.5, 16.9%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(224.5, 17.3%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.3%, 12.8%, 0%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(64.42, 2.03, -12.89)

LCH

lch(64.42, 13.05, 278.95)

OKLCH

oklch(69.4%, 0.035, 270.33)

HWB

hwb(224.5, 58%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b3ab94

Analogous

#94abb3

#949cb3

#9b94b3

Triadic

#949cb3

#b3949c

#9cb394

Split-complementary

#949cb3

#b39b94

#abb394

Tetradic

#949cb3

#ab94b3

#b3ab94

#9cb394

Square

#949cb3

#b394ab

#b3ab94

#94b39b

Shades

Color #949cb3 mixed toward black.

#747f9c

#5b647f

#444b60

#2d3240

#171920

Tints

Color #949cb3 mixed toward white.

#a6acc0

#b8bdcc

#c9cdd9

#dbdee6

#edeef2

Tones

Color #949cb3 mixed toward gray.

#979db0

#999eae

#9ca0ab

#9ea1a9

#a1a2a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.74:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.67:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.67:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9898ae · ΔE 3.7

Deuteranopia

#9796ad · ΔE 4.4

Tritanopia

#94aaa9 · ΔE 14.3

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 10.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #949cb3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#949cb3]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#949cb3 (#949cb3) is rgb(148, 156, 179) in RGB.

No, #949cb3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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