#9b9be5

Color #9b9be5

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 14.85 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#9b9be5

RGB

rgb(155, 155, 229)

HSL

hsl(240, 58.7%, 75.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 32.3%, 89.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(32.3%, 32.3%, 0%, 10.2%)

LAB

lab(66.57, 16.83, -37.35)

LCH

lch(66.57, 40.97, 294.26)

OKLCH

oklch(71.8%, 0.1069, 283.36)

HWB

hwb(240, 60.8%, 10.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e5e59b

Analogous

#9bc0e5

#9b9be5

#c09be5

Triadic

#9b9be5

#e59b9b

#9be59b

Split-complementary

#9b9be5

#e5c09b

#c0e59b

Tetradic

#9b9be5

#e59be5

#e5e59b

#9be59b

Square

#9b9be5

#e59bc0

#e5e59b

#9be5c0

Shades

Color #9b9be5 mixed toward black.

#6868d8

#3535cb

#282898

#1a1a66

#0d0d33

Tints

Color #9b9be5 mixed toward white.

#acace9

#bcbcee

#cdcdf2

#dedef6

#eeeefb

Tones

Color #9b9be5 mixed toward gray.

#a1a1df

#a7a7d9

#aeaed3

#b4b4cc

#babac6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.56:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.21:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.21:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9bd6 · ΔE 2.9

Deuteranopia

#9b9bd2 · ΔE 3.8

Tritanopia

#9bc9c6 · ΔE 27

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 21.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9b9be5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9b9be5]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#9b9be5 (#9b9be5) is rgb(155, 155, 229) in RGB.

No, #9b9be5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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