#969fde

Color #969fde

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 17.22 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#969fde

RGB

rgb(150, 159, 222)

HSL

hsl(232.5, 52.2%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(232.5, 32.4%, 87.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(32.4%, 28.4%, 0%, 12.9%)

LAB

lab(66.94, 11.35, -32.95)

LCH

lch(66.94, 34.85, 289.01)

OKLCH

oklch(71.9%, 0.0923, 277.53)

HWB

hwb(232.5, 58.8%, 12.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ded596

Analogous

#96c3de

#969fde

#b196de

Triadic

#969fde

#de969f

#9fde96

Split-complementary

#969fde

#deb196

#c3de96

Tetradic

#969fde

#d596de

#ded596

#9fde96

Square

#969fde

#de96c3

#ded596

#96deb1

Shades

Color #969fde mixed toward black.

#6774cf

#3b4bbd

#2c398d

#1e265e

#0f132f

Tints

Color #969fde mixed toward white.

#a7afe3

#b9bfe9

#cacfee

#dcdff4

#edeff9

Tones

Color #969fde mixed toward gray.

#9ca3d8

#a2a8d2

#a8accc

#aeb1c6

#b4b5c0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.53:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.31:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.31:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a9ad1 · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#9999ce · ΔE 4.1

Tritanopia

#96c6c3 · ΔE 25.5

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 20

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Code

CSS

background-color: #969fde;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#969fde]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#969fde (#969fde) is rgb(150, 159, 222) in RGB.

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

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