#9c93b5

Color #9c93b5

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 15.18 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9

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Conversions

HEX

#9c93b5

RGB

rgb(156, 147, 181)

HSL

hsl(255.9, 18.7%, 64.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(255.9, 18.8%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.8%, 18.8%, 0%, 29%)

LAB

lab(62.74, 10.2, -16.5)

LCH

lch(62.74, 19.4, 301.72)

OKLCH

oklch(68.3%, 0.0504, 297.18)

HWB

hwb(255.9, 57.6%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#acb593

Analogous

#939bb5

#9c93b5

#ad93b5

Triadic

#9c93b5

#b59c93

#93b59c

Split-complementary

#9c93b5

#b5ad93

#9bb593

Tetradic

#9c93b5

#b593ac

#acb593

#93b59c

Square

#9c93b5

#b5939b

#acb593

#93b5ad

Shades

Color #9c93b5 mixed toward black.

#7e739f

#645982

#4b4361

#322c41

#191620

Tints

Color #9c93b5 mixed toward white.

#aca5c1

#bdb7ce

#cdc9da

#dedbe6

#eeedf3

Tones

Color #9c93b5 mixed toward gray.

#9d96b2

#9f99af

#a09bac

#a19eaa

#a3a1a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.89:1

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

#9898ae · ΔE 5.7

Deuteranopia

#9999ac · ΔE 6.7

Tritanopia

#9ca7a6 · ΔE 18.7

Achromatopsia

#989898 · ΔE 14.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9c93b5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9c93b5]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#9c93b5 (#9c93b5) is rgb(156, 147, 181) in RGB.

No, #9c93b5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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