#9c8fdc

Color #9c8fdc

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 17.1 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#9c8fdc

RGB

rgb(156, 143, 220)

HSL

hsl(250.1, 52.4%, 71.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(250.1, 35%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(29.1%, 35%, 0%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(63.24, 21.69, -37.56)

LCH

lch(63.24, 43.37, 300.01)

OKLCH

oklch(69.2%, 0.112, 290.93)

HWB

hwb(250.1, 56.1%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cfdc8f

Analogous

#8fa9dc

#9c8fdc

#c38fdc

Triadic

#9c8fdc

#dc9c8f

#8fdc9c

Split-complementary

#9c8fdc

#dcc38f

#a9dc8f

Tetradic

#9c8fdc

#dc8fcf

#cfdc8f

#8fdc9c

Square

#9c8fdc

#dc8fa9

#cfdc8f

#8fdcc3

Shades

Color #9c8fdc mixed toward black.

#7361ce

#4f3ab8

#3b2b8a

#271d5c

#140e2e

Tints

Color #9c8fdc mixed toward white.

#ada2e2

#bdb4e8

#cec7ee

#dedaf3

#efecf9

Tones

Color #9c8fdc mixed toward gray.

#a095d6

#a59ccf

#a9a2c9

#ada9c2

#b1afbc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.85:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.38:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.38:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9796cd · ΔE 4.5

Deuteranopia

#9798c9 · ΔE 5.7

Tritanopia

#9bc0bd · ΔE 27.2

Achromatopsia

#999999 · ΔE 22.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9c8fdc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9c8fdc]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#9c8fdc (#9c8fdc) is rgb(156, 143, 220) in RGB.

No, #9c8fdc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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