#9794ab

Color #9794ab

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 10.23 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#9794ab

RGB

rgb(151, 148, 171)

HSL

hsl(247.8, 12%, 62.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(247.8, 13.5%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.7%, 13.5%, 0%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(62.25, 5.77, -11.62)

LCH

lch(62.25, 12.97, 296.41)

OKLCH

oklch(67.7%, 0.0337, 291.39)

HWB

hwb(247.8, 58%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a8ab94

Analogous

#949cab

#9794ab

#a294ab

Triadic

#9794ab

#ab9794

#94ab97

Split-complementary

#9794ab

#aba294

#9cab94

Tetradic

#9794ab

#ab94a8

#a8ab94

#94ab97

Square

#9794ab

#ab949c

#a8ab94

#94aba2

Shades

Color #9794ab mixed toward black.

#7a7693

#615e77

#494659

#302f3c

#18171e

Tints

Color #9794ab mixed toward white.

#a8a6b9

#bab8c7

#cbc9d5

#dcdbe3

#eeedf1

Tones

Color #9794ab mixed toward gray.

#9896a9

#9a98a7

#9b9aa5

#9d9ca3

#9e9da1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.14:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.14:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9696a6 · ΔE 3.3

Deuteranopia

#9696a5 · ΔE 3.7

Tritanopia

#97a2a1 · ΔE 14.7

Achromatopsia

#969696 · ΔE 10.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9794ab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9794ab]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#9794ab (#9794ab) is rgb(151, 148, 171) in RGB.

No, #9794ab is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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