#9996b2

Color #9996b2

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 12.03 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#9996b2

RGB

rgb(153, 150, 178)

HSL

hsl(246.4, 15.4%, 64.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(246.4, 15.7%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(14%, 15.7%, 0%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(63.18, 6.84, -14.16)

LCH

lch(63.18, 15.73, 295.78)

OKLCH

oklch(68.5%, 0.0409, 290.16)

HWB

hwb(246.4, 58.8%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#afb296

Analogous

#96a1b2

#9996b2

#a796b2

Triadic

#9996b2

#b29996

#96b299

Split-complementary

#9996b2

#b2a796

#a1b296

Tetradic

#9996b2

#b296af

#afb296

#96b299

Square

#9996b2

#b296a1

#afb296

#96b2a7

Shades

Color #9996b2 mixed toward black.

#7a769b

#605c7e

#48455f

#302e3f

#181720

Tints

Color #9996b2 mixed toward white.

#aaa7bf

#bbb9cc

#cccad8

#dddce5

#eeedf2

Tones

Color #9996b2 mixed toward gray.

#9b98b0

#9d9bad

#9e9dab

#a09fa9

#a2a2a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.85:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.36:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.36:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9898ac · ΔE 3.4

Deuteranopia

#9898aa · ΔE 4.1

Tritanopia

#99a7a5 · ΔE 17.2

Achromatopsia

#999999 · ΔE 12.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9996b2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9996b2]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#9996b2 (#9996b2) is rgb(153, 150, 178) in RGB.

No, #9996b2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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