#9b96c8

Color #9b96c8

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 21.49 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 10.6

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Conversions

HEX

#9b96c8

RGB

rgb(155, 150, 200)

HSL

hsl(246, 31.2%, 68.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(246, 25%, 78.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.5%, 25%, 0%, 21.6%)

LAB

lab(64.12, 12.51, -25.06)

LCH

lch(64.12, 28.01, 296.53)

OKLCH

oklch(69.5%, 0.0728, 288.91)

HWB

hwb(246, 58.8%, 21.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c3c896

Analogous

#96aac8

#9b96c8

#b496c8

Triadic

#9b96c8

#c89b96

#96c89b

Split-complementary

#9b96c8

#c8b496

#aac896

Tetradic

#9b96c8

#c896c3

#c3c896

#96c89b

Square

#9b96c8

#c896aa

#c3c896

#96c8b4

Shades

Color #9b96c8 mixed toward black.

#7770b4

#585099

#423c73

#2c284d

#161426

Tints

Color #9b96c8 mixed toward white.

#aca7d1

#bcb9da

#cdcae3

#dedced

#eeedf6

Tones

Color #9b96c8 mixed toward gray.

#9e9ac4

#a29ec0

#a5a2bb

#a8a7b7

#acabb3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.77:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.59:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.59:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9999bd · ΔE 3.8

Deuteranopia

#999abb · ΔE 4.8

Tritanopia

#9bb5b3 · ΔE 23.6

Achromatopsia

#9b9b9b · ΔE 18.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9b96c8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9b96c8]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#9b96c8 (#9b96c8) is rgb(155, 150, 200) in RGB.

No, #9b96c8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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