#969cdf

Color #969cdf

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 15.78 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#969cdf

RGB

rgb(150, 156, 223)

HSL

hsl(235.1, 53.3%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(235.1, 32.7%, 87.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(32.7%, 30%, 0%, 12.5%)

LAB

lab(66.2, 13.31, -34.64)

LCH

lch(66.2, 37.11, 291.02)

OKLCH

oklch(71.4%, 0.0977, 279.66)

HWB

hwb(235.1, 58.8%, 12.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dfd996

Analogous

#96c0df

#969cdf

#b496df

Triadic

#969cdf

#df969c

#9cdf96

Split-complementary

#969cdf

#dfb496

#c0df96

Tetradic

#969cdf

#d996df

#dfd996

#9cdf96

Square

#969cdf

#df96c0

#dfd996

#96dfb4

Shades

Color #969cdf mixed toward black.

#666fd0

#3a45bf

#2c348f

#1d225f

#0f1130

Tints

Color #969cdf mixed toward white.

#a7ace4

#b9bdea

#cacdef

#dcdef4

#edeefa

Tones

Color #969cdf mixed toward gray.

#9ca1d9

#a2a6d3

#a8abcd

#aeb0c7

#b4b5c0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.59:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.12:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.12:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9999d1 · ΔE 3.3

Deuteranopia

#9898ce · ΔE 3.8

Tritanopia

#96c6c3 · ΔE 26.2

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 20.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #969cdf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#969cdf]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#969cdf (#969cdf) is rgb(150, 156, 223) in RGB.

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

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