#9c90bf

Color #9c90bf

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 21.12 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 12.5

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Conversions

HEX

#9c90bf

RGB

rgb(156, 144, 191)

HSL

hsl(255.3, 26.9%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(255.3, 24.6%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.3%, 24.6%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(62.32, 14.15, -22.77)

LCH

lch(62.32, 26.81, 301.86)

OKLCH

oklch(68.1%, 0.0695, 296.2)

HWB

hwb(255.3, 56.5%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b3bf90

Analogous

#909cbf

#9c90bf

#b490bf

Triadic

#9c90bf

#bf9c90

#90bf9c

Split-complementary

#9c90bf

#bfb490

#9cbf90

Tetradic

#9c90bf

#bf90b3

#b3bf90

#90bf9c

Square

#9c90bf

#bf909c

#b3bf90

#90bfb4

Shades

Color #9c90bf mixed toward black.

#7c6dab

#61528e

#493d6a

#302947

#181423

Tints

Color #9c90bf mixed toward white.

#ada3ca

#bdb5d4

#cec8df

#dedaea

#efedf4

Tones

Color #9c90bf mixed toward gray.

#9e94bb

#a098b7

#a29cb3

#a4a0af

#a6a4ab

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.16:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.16:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9797b5 · ΔE 6.1

Deuteranopia

#9899b3 · ΔE 7.6

Tritanopia

#9badab · ΔE 22.9

Achromatopsia

#979797 · ΔE 18.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9c90bf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9c90bf]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Navy #000080

Frequently asked questions

#9c90bf (#9c90bf) is rgb(156, 144, 191) in RGB.

No, #9c90bf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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