#9a8ced

Color #9a8ced

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 12.91 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#9a8ced

RGB

rgb(154, 140, 237)

HSL

hsl(248.7, 72.9%, 73.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(248.7, 40.9%, 92.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(35%, 40.9%, 0%, 7.1%)

LAB

lab(63.13, 27.23, -47.17)

LCH

lch(63.13, 54.47, 300)

OKLCH

oklch(69.3%, 0.14, 288.84)

HWB

hwb(248.7, 54.9%, 7.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dfed8c

Analogous

#8caeed

#9a8ced

#cb8ced

Triadic

#9a8ced

#ed9a8c

#8ced9a

Split-complementary

#9a8ced

#edcb8c

#aeed8c

Tetradic

#9a8ced

#ed8cdf

#dfed8c

#8ced9a

Square

#9a8ced

#ed8cae

#dfed8c

#8cedcb

Shades

Color #9a8ced mixed toward black.

#6a56e4

#3d22d9

#2d1aa3

#1e116d

#0f0936

Tints

Color #9a8ced mixed toward white.

#ab9ff0

#bcb2f3

#ccc5f6

#ddd9f9

#eeecfc

Tones

Color #9a8ced mixed toward gray.

#a094e5

#a59cdd

#aba4d5

#b1accd

#b7b4c5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.86:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.35:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.35:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9494db · ΔE 4.5

Deuteranopia

#9596d6 · ΔE 5.7

Tritanopia

#99cac7 · ΔE 30

Achromatopsia

#999999 · ΔE 24.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9a8ced;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9a8ced]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#9a8ced (#9a8ced) is rgb(154, 140, 237) in RGB.

No, #9a8ced is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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