#9b8ade

Color #9b8ade

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 16.86 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#9b8ade

RGB

rgb(155, 138, 222)

HSL

hsl(252.1, 56%, 70.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(252.1, 37.8%, 87.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(30.2%, 37.8%, 0%, 12.9%)

LAB

lab(62.01, 24.78, -40.6)

LCH

lch(62.01, 47.56, 301.4)

OKLCH

oklch(68.2%, 0.1224, 292.12)

HWB

hwb(252.1, 54.1%, 12.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cdde8a

Analogous

#8aa3de

#9b8ade

#c58ade

Triadic

#9b8ade

#de9b8a

#8ade9b

Split-complementary

#9b8ade

#dec58a

#a3de8a

Tetradic

#9b8ade

#de8acd

#cdde8a

#8ade9b

Square

#9b8ade

#de8aa3

#cdde8a

#8adec5

Shades

Color #9b8ade mixed toward black.

#735bd1

#5035bb

#3c288c

#281a5e

#140d2f

Tints

Color #9b8ade mixed toward white.

#ac9ee4

#bcb1e9

#cdc5ef

#ded8f4

#eeecfa

Tones

Color #9b8ade mixed toward gray.

#9f91d7

#a398d0

#a89fc9

#aca6c2

#b0adbb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.08:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.08:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9494ce · ΔE 5.4

Deuteranopia

#9596ca · ΔE 6.5

Tritanopia

#9ac0bc · ΔE 28.5

Achromatopsia

#969696 · ΔE 23.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9b8ade;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9b8ade]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#9b8ade (#9b8ade) is rgb(155, 138, 222) in RGB.

No, #9b8ade is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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