#9698bc

Color #9698bc

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 14.4 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 8.3

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Conversions

HEX

#9698bc

RGB

rgb(150, 152, 188)

HSL

hsl(236.8, 22.1%, 66.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(236.8, 20.2%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.2%, 19.1%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(63.81, 6.98, -18.85)

LCH

lch(63.81, 20.1, 290.32)

OKLCH

oklch(69.1%, 0.0527, 282.38)

HWB

hwb(236.8, 58.8%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bcba96

Analogous

#96abbc

#9698bc

#a796bc

Triadic

#9698bc

#bc9698

#98bc96

Split-complementary

#9698bc

#bca796

#abbc96

Tetradic

#9698bc

#ba96bc

#bcba96

#98bc96

Square

#9698bc

#bc96ab

#bcba96

#96bca7

Shades

Color #9698bc mixed toward black.

#7476a6

#585a8a

#424467

#2c2d45

#161722

Tints

Color #9698bc mixed toward white.

#a8a9c7

#b9bad2

#cbccde

#dcdde9

#eeeef4

Tones

Color #9698bc mixed toward gray.

#999bb9

#9c9eb6

#a0a1b3

#a3a3af

#a6a6ac

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.79:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.51:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.51:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9797b4 · ΔE 2.3

Deuteranopia

#9797b2 · ΔE 3

Tritanopia

#96aeac · ΔE 20.2

Achromatopsia

#9b9b9b · ΔE 14.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9698bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9698bc]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#9698bc (#9698bc) is rgb(150, 152, 188) in RGB.

No, #9698bc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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