#9799b1

Color #9799b1

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 10.33 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#9799b1

RGB

rgb(151, 153, 177)

HSL

hsl(235.4, 14.3%, 64.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(235.4, 14.7%, 69.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.7%, 13.6%, 0%, 30.6%)

LAB

lab(63.78, 4.26, -12.7)

LCH

lch(63.78, 13.4, 288.54)

OKLCH

oklch(68.9%, 0.0351, 281.66)

HWB

hwb(235.4, 59.2%, 30.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b1af97

Analogous

#97a6b1

#9799b1

#a297b1

Triadic

#9799b1

#b19799

#99b197

Split-complementary

#9799b1

#b1a297

#a6b197

Tetradic

#9799b1

#af97b1

#b1af97

#99b197

Square

#9799b1

#b197a6

#b1af97

#97b1a2

Shades

Color #9799b1 mixed toward black.

#787a9a

#5e607d

#46485e

#2f303e

#17181f

Tints

Color #9799b1 mixed toward white.

#a8aabe

#babbcb

#cbccd8

#dcdde5

#eeeef2

Tones

Color #9799b1 mixed toward gray.

#999baf

#9b9dad

#9d9eaa

#a0a0a8

#a2a2a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.8:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.51:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.51:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9898ac · ΔE 1.6

Deuteranopia

#9898aa · ΔE 2.3

Tritanopia

#97a7a6 · ΔE 14.9

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 10.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9799b1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9799b1]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#9799b1 (#9799b1) is rgb(151, 153, 177) in RGB.

No, #9799b1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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