#9b8ace

Color #9b8ace

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 19.96 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 8.7

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Conversions

HEX

#9b8ace

RGB

rgb(155, 138, 206)

HSL

hsl(255, 41%, 67.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(255, 33%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.8%, 33%, 0%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(61.31, 20.82, -32.76)

LCH

lch(61.31, 38.82, 302.44)

OKLCH

oklch(67.5%, 0.1003, 295.08)

HWB

hwb(255, 54.1%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bdce8a

Analogous

#8a9bce

#9b8ace

#bd8ace

Triadic

#9b8ace

#ce9b8a

#8ace9b

Split-complementary

#9b8ace

#cebd8a

#9bce8a

Tetradic

#9b8ace

#ce8abd

#bdce8a

#8ace9b

Square

#9b8ace

#ce8a9b

#bdce8a

#8acebd

Shades

Color #9b8ace mixed toward black.

#7962bd

#5b44a2

#443379

#2e2251

#171128

Tints

Color #9b8ace mixed toward white.

#ac9ed6

#bcb1de

#cdc5e7

#ded8ef

#eeecf7

Tones

Color #9b8ace mixed toward gray.

#9e90c8

#a195c3

#a49bbd

#a6a1b7

#a9a6b2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.92:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.92:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9494c0 · ΔE 6

Deuteranopia

#9596bd · ΔE 7.2

Tritanopia

#9ab5b2 · ΔE 26

Achromatopsia

#949494 · ΔE 21.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9b8ace;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9b8ace]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#9b8ace (#9b8ace) is rgb(155, 138, 206) in RGB.

No, #9b8ace is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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