#9997b0

Color #9997b0

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 11.12 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#9997b0

RGB

rgb(153, 151, 176)

HSL

hsl(244.8, 13.7%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(244.8, 14.2%, 69%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.1%, 14.2%, 0%, 31%)

LAB

lab(63.38, 5.84, -12.74)

LCH

lch(63.38, 14.01, 294.63)

OKLCH

oklch(68.6%, 0.0365, 289.03)

HWB

hwb(244.8, 59.2%, 31%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aeb097

Analogous

#97a1b0

#9997b0

#a597b0

Triadic

#9997b0

#b09997

#97b099

Split-complementary

#9997b0

#b0a597

#a1b097

Tetradic

#9997b0

#b097ae

#aeb097

#97b099

Square

#9997b0

#b097a1

#aeb097

#97b0a5

Shades

Color #9997b0 mixed toward black.

#7b7898

#605e7c

#48475d

#302f3e

#18181f

Tints

Color #9997b0 mixed toward white.

#aaa8bd

#bbbaca

#cccbd7

#dddce5

#eeeef2

Tones

Color #9997b0 mixed toward gray.

#9b99ae

#9c9bac

#9e9daa

#a09fa8

#a2a1a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.83:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.41:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.41:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9898aa · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#9898a9 · ΔE 3.4

Tritanopia

#99a6a5 · ΔE 15.5

Achromatopsia

#999999 · ΔE 11.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9997b0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9997b0]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#9997b0 (#9997b0) is rgb(153, 151, 176) in RGB.

No, #9997b0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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