#9a8cd0

Color #9a8cd0

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 19.31 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 8.6

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Conversions

HEX

#9a8cd0

RGB

rgb(154, 140, 208)

HSL

hsl(252.4, 42%, 68.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(252.4, 32.7%, 81.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(26%, 32.7%, 0%, 18.4%)

LAB

lab(61.81, 19.85, -33.11)

LCH

lch(61.81, 38.6, 300.94)

OKLCH

oklch(67.9%, 0.0997, 293.02)

HWB

hwb(252.4, 54.9%, 18.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c2d08c

Analogous

#8ca0d0

#9a8cd0

#bc8cd0

Triadic

#9a8cd0

#d09a8c

#8cd09a

Split-complementary

#9a8cd0

#d0bc8c

#a0d08c

Tetradic

#9a8cd0

#d08cc2

#c2d08c

#8cd09a

Square

#9a8cd0

#d08ca0

#c2d08c

#8cd0bc

Shades

Color #9a8cd0 mixed toward black.

#7663bf

#5743a5

#42327b

#2c2252

#161129

Tints

Color #9a8cd0 mixed toward white.

#ab9fd8

#bcb2e0

#ccc5e7

#ddd9ef

#eeecf7

Tones

Color #9a8cd0 mixed toward gray.

#9d92ca

#a197c5

#a49dbf

#a7a3b9

#aba8b4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.04:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.04:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9494c2 · ΔE 5.2

Deuteranopia

#9596bf · ΔE 6.4

Tritanopia

#99b7b4 · ΔE 26.1

Achromatopsia

#959595 · ΔE 21.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9a8cd0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9a8cd0]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#9a8cd0 (#9a8cd0) is rgb(154, 140, 208) in RGB.

No, #9a8cd0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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