#9b99ad

Color #9b99ad

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 10.71 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#9b99ad

RGB

rgb(155, 153, 173)

HSL

hsl(246, 10.9%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(246, 11.6%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.4%, 11.6%, 0%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(63.97, 4.75, -10.14)

LCH

lch(63.97, 11.2, 295.1)

OKLCH

oklch(69.1%, 0.0291, 290.3)

HWB

hwb(246, 60%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#abad99

Analogous

#99a1ad

#9b99ad

#a599ad

Triadic

#9b99ad

#ad9b99

#99ad9b

Split-complementary

#9b99ad

#ada599

#a1ad99

Tetradic

#9b99ad

#ad99ab

#abad99

#99ad9b

Square

#9b99ad

#ad99a1

#abad99

#99ada5

Shades

Color #9b99ad mixed toward black.

#7d7b95

#636178

#4a495a

#32303c

#19181e

Tints

Color #9b99ad mixed toward white.

#acaabb

#bcbbc8

#cdccd6

#dedde4

#eeeef1

Tones

Color #9b99ad mixed toward gray.

#9c9bab

#9e9caa

#9f9ea8

#a0a0a6

#a2a1a5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.55:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.55:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a9aa8 · ΔE 2.8

Deuteranopia

#9a9aa7 · ΔE 3.2

Tritanopia

#9ba5a4 · ΔE 13.1

Achromatopsia

#9b9b9b · ΔE 9.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9b99ad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9b99ad]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#9b99ad (#9b99ad) is rgb(155, 153, 173) in RGB.

No, #9b99ad is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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