#9c98c6

Color #9c98c6

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 20.05 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 10.4

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Conversions

HEX

#9c98c6

RGB

rgb(156, 152, 198)

HSL

hsl(245.2, 28.7%, 68.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(245.2, 23.2%, 77.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.2%, 23.2%, 0%, 22.4%)

LAB

lab(64.64, 11.22, -23.13)

LCH

lch(64.64, 25.71, 295.88)

OKLCH

oklch(69.9%, 0.0669, 288.57)

HWB

hwb(245.2, 59.6%, 22.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c2c698

Analogous

#98abc6

#9c98c6

#b398c6

Triadic

#9c98c6

#c69c98

#98c69c

Split-complementary

#9c98c6

#c6b398

#abc698

Tetradic

#9c98c6

#c698c2

#c2c698

#98c69c

Square

#9c98c6

#c698ab

#c2c698

#98c6b3

Shades

Color #9c98c6 mixed toward black.

#7872b1

#595396

#433e71

#2c2a4b

#161526

Tints

Color #9c98c6 mixed toward white.

#aca9cf

#bdbad9

#cdcbe2

#deddec

#eeeef5

Tones

Color #9c98c6 mixed toward gray.

#9f9cc2

#a2a0be

#a5a3ba

#a9a7b7

#acabb3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.72:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.72:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.72:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a9abc · ΔE 3.5

Deuteranopia

#9b9bba · ΔE 4.4

Tritanopia

#9cb4b2 · ΔE 22.8

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 17.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9c98c6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9c98c6]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#9c98c6 (#9c98c6) is rgb(156, 152, 198) in RGB.

No, #9c98c6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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