#9698bd

Color #9698bd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 14.84 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 8.4

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Conversions

HEX

#9698bd

RGB

rgb(150, 152, 189)

HSL

hsl(236.9, 22.8%, 66.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(236.9, 20.6%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.6%, 19.6%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(63.85, 7.21, -19.35)

LCH

lch(63.85, 20.65, 290.44)

OKLCH

oklch(69.1%, 0.0542, 282.47)

HWB

hwb(236.9, 58.8%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bdbb96

Analogous

#96acbd

#9698bd

#a896bd

Triadic

#9698bd

#bd9698

#98bd96

Split-complementary

#9698bd

#bda896

#acbd96

Tetradic

#9698bd

#bb96bd

#bdbb96

#98bd96

Square

#9698bd

#bd96ac

#bdbb96

#96bda8

Shades

Color #9698bd mixed toward black.

#7376a7

#575a8b

#414368

#2c2d45

#161623

Tints

Color #9698bd mixed toward white.

#a8a9c8

#b9bad3

#cbccde

#dcdde9

#eeeef4

Tones

Color #9698bd mixed toward gray.

#999bba

#9d9eb7

#a0a1b3

#a3a4b0

#a6a7ad

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.79:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.52:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.52:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9797b5 · ΔE 2.3

Deuteranopia

#9797b3 · ΔE 2.9

Tritanopia

#96aead · ΔE 20

Achromatopsia

#9b9b9b · ΔE 14.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9698bd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9698bd]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#9698bd (#9698bd) is rgb(150, 152, 189) in RGB.

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

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