#9997c0

Color #9997c0

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 17.21 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 9.9

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Conversions

HEX

#9997c0

RGB

rgb(153, 151, 192)

HSL

hsl(242.9, 24.6%, 67.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(242.9, 21.4%, 75.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.3%, 21.4%, 0%, 24.7%)

LAB

lab(63.93, 9.43, -20.89)

LCH

lch(63.93, 22.92, 294.29)

OKLCH

oklch(69.3%, 0.0598, 286.92)

HWB

hwb(242.9, 59.2%, 24.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bec097

Analogous

#97aac0

#9997c0

#ae97c0

Triadic

#9997c0

#c09997

#97c099

Split-complementary

#9997c0

#c0ae97

#aac097

Tetradic

#9997c0

#c097be

#bec097

#97c099

Square

#9997c0

#c097aa

#bec097

#97c0ae

Shades

Color #9997c0 mixed toward black.

#7673ab

#59568f

#43416b

#2c2b47

#161624

Tints

Color #9997c0 mixed toward white.

#aaa8cb

#bbbad5

#cccbe0

#dddcea

#eeeef5

Tones

Color #9997c0 mixed toward gray.

#9c9bbd

#9f9eb9

#a2a1b6

#a5a5b2

#a9a8af

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.54:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.54:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9898b7 · ΔE 3.1

Deuteranopia

#9898b5 · ΔE 3.7

Tritanopia

#99b0ae · ΔE 21.7

Achromatopsia

#9b9b9b · ΔE 16

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9997c0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9997c0]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#9997c0 (#9997c0) is rgb(153, 151, 192) in RGB.

No, #9997c0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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