#969bbd

Color #969bbd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 13.63 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#969bbd

RGB

rgb(150, 155, 189)

HSL

hsl(232.3, 22.8%, 66.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(232.3, 20.6%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.6%, 18%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(64.64, 5.52, -18.14)

LCH

lch(64.64, 18.96, 286.92)

OKLCH

oklch(69.7%, 0.0501, 278.5)

HWB

hwb(232.3, 58.8%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bdb896

Analogous

#96afbd

#969bbd

#a596bd

Triadic

#969bbd

#bd969b

#9bbd96

Split-complementary

#969bbd

#bda596

#afbd96

Tetradic

#969bbd

#b896bd

#bdb896

#9bbd96

Square

#969bbd

#bd96af

#bdb896

#96bda5

Shades

Color #969bbd mixed toward black.

#737aa7

#575e8b

#414668

#2c2f45

#161723

Tints

Color #969bbd mixed toward white.

#a8acc8

#b9bcd3

#cbcdde

#dcdee9

#eeeef4

Tones

Color #969bbd mixed toward gray.

#999eba

#9da0b7

#a0a2b3

#a3a5b0

#a6a7ad

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.72:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.72:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.72:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9898b6 · ΔE 2.4

Deuteranopia

#9898b4 · ΔE 2.7

Tritanopia

#96afae · ΔE 18.9

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 13.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #969bbd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#969bbd]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#969bbd (#969bbd) is rgb(150, 155, 189) in RGB.

No, #969bbd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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