#9b82e6

Color #9b82e6

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 8.12 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#9b82e6

RGB

rgb(155, 130, 230)

HSL

hsl(255, 66.7%, 70.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(255, 43.5%, 90.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(32.6%, 43.5%, 0%, 9.8%)

LAB

lab(60.47, 31.42, -47.49)

LCH

lch(60.47, 56.94, 303.49)

OKLCH

oklch(67.2%, 0.1456, 293.61)

HWB

hwb(255, 51%, 9.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cde682

Analogous

#829be6

#9b82e6

#cd82e6

Triadic

#9b82e6

#e69b82

#82e69b

Split-complementary

#9b82e6

#e6cd82

#9be682

Tetradic

#9b82e6

#e682cd

#cde682

#82e69b

Square

#9b82e6

#e6829b

#cde682

#82e6cd

Shades

Color #9b82e6 mixed toward black.

#7350dc

#5028c8

#3c1e96

#281464

#140a32

Tints

Color #9b82e6 mixed toward white.

#ac97ea

#bcacee

#cdc1f3

#ded5f7

#eeeafb

Tones

Color #9b82e6 mixed toward gray.

#9f8ade

#a393d5

#a89bcd

#aca3c5

#b0acbc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.73:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.73:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9191d3 · ΔE 6.9

Deuteranopia

#9294cf · ΔE 8.1

Tritanopia

#9ac3bf · ΔE 30.4

Achromatopsia

#929292 · ΔE 25.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9b82e6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9b82e6]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#9b82e6 (#9b82e6) is rgb(155, 130, 230) in RGB.

No, #9b82e6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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