#9b95aa

Color #9b95aa

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 11.07 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#9b95aa

RGB

rgb(155, 149, 170)

HSL

hsl(257.1, 11%, 62.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(257.1, 12.4%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.8%, 12.4%, 0%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(62.82, 6.36, -10.18)

LCH

lch(62.82, 12, 302)

OKLCH

oklch(68.2%, 0.0312, 298.54)

HWB

hwb(257.1, 58.4%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a4aa95

Analogous

#9599aa

#9b95aa

#a595aa

Triadic

#9b95aa

#aa9b95

#95aa9b

Split-complementary

#9b95aa

#aaa595

#99aa95

Tetradic

#9b95aa

#aa95a4

#a4aa95

#95aa9b

Square

#9b95aa

#aa9599

#a4aa95

#95aaa5

Shades

Color #9b95aa mixed toward black.

#7f7792

#655f76

#4c4758

#332f3b

#19181d

Tints

Color #9b95aa mixed toward white.

#aca7b8

#bcb8c6

#cdcad4

#dedce3

#eeedf1

Tones

Color #9b95aa mixed toward gray.

#9c97a8

#9c98a6

#9d9aa5

#9e9ca3

#9f9ea1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.27:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.27:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9898a5 · ΔE 4.6

Deuteranopia

#9999a4 · ΔE 5.4

Tritanopia

#9ba1a0 · ΔE 13.2

Achromatopsia

#989898 · ΔE 10.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9b95aa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9b95aa]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#9b95aa (#9b95aa) is rgb(155, 149, 170) in RGB.

No, #9b95aa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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