#9c8ddb

Color #9c8ddb

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 17.54 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#9c8ddb

RGB

rgb(156, 141, 219)

HSL

hsl(251.5, 52%, 70.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(251.5, 35.6%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(28.8%, 35.6%, 0%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(62.7, 22.59, -37.85)

LCH

lch(62.7, 44.08, 300.83)

OKLCH

oklch(68.7%, 0.1136, 291.96)

HWB

hwb(251.5, 55.3%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ccdb8d

Analogous

#8da5db

#9c8ddb

#c38ddb

Triadic

#9c8ddb

#db9c8d

#8ddb9c

Split-complementary

#9c8ddb

#dbc38d

#a5db8d

Tetradic

#9c8ddb

#db8dcc

#ccdb8d

#8ddb9c

Square

#9c8ddb

#db8da5

#ccdb8d

#8ddbc3

Shades

Color #9c8ddb mixed toward black.

#745fcd

#523ab6

#3d2b89

#291d5b

#140e2e

Tints

Color #9c8ddb mixed toward white.

#aca0e1

#bdb3e7

#cdc6ed

#ded9f3

#eeecf9

Tones

Color #9c8ddb mixed toward gray.

#a094d5

#a49ace

#a8a1c8

#aca7c1

#b0aebb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.25:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.25:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9696cc · ΔE 5.1

Deuteranopia

#9798c8 · ΔE 6.3

Tritanopia

#9bbebb · ΔE 27.1

Achromatopsia

#989898 · ΔE 22.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9c8ddb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9c8ddb]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#9c8ddb (#9c8ddb) is rgb(156, 141, 219) in RGB.

No, #9c8ddb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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