#9b8dcd

Color #9b8dcd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 19.97 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 9.4

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Conversions

HEX

#9b8dcd

RGB

rgb(155, 141, 205)

HSL

hsl(253.1, 39%, 67.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(253.1, 31.2%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.4%, 31.2%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(62.02, 18.85, -31.1)

LCH

lch(62.02, 36.37, 301.22)

OKLCH

oklch(68%, 0.094, 293.78)

HWB

hwb(253.1, 55.3%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bfcd8d

Analogous

#8d9fcd

#9b8dcd

#bb8dcd

Triadic

#9b8dcd

#cd9b8d

#8dcd9b

Split-complementary

#9b8dcd

#cdbb8d

#9fcd8d

Tetradic

#9b8dcd

#cd8dbf

#bfcd8d

#8dcd9b

Square

#9b8dcd

#cd8d9f

#bfcd8d

#8dcdbb

Shades

Color #9b8dcd mixed toward black.

#7865bb

#5a46a0

#433578

#2d2350

#161228

Tints

Color #9b8dcd mixed toward white.

#aca0d5

#bcb3de

#cdc6e6

#ded9ee

#eeecf7

Tones

Color #9b8dcd mixed toward gray.

#9e92c8

#a198c2

#a49dbd

#a7a2b8

#aaa8b2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.09:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9595c0 · ΔE 5.3

Deuteranopia

#9697bd · ΔE 6.6

Tritanopia

#9ab5b2 · ΔE 25.6

Achromatopsia

#969696 · ΔE 21.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9b8dcd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9b8dcd]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#9b8dcd (#9b8dcd) is rgb(155, 141, 205) in RGB.

No, #9b8dcd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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