#9c9aad

Color #9c9aad

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 10.9 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#9c9aad

RGB

rgb(156, 154, 173)

HSL

hsl(246.3, 10.4%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(246.3, 11%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.8%, 11%, 0%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(64.32, 4.53, -9.61)

LCH

lch(64.32, 10.62, 295.24)

OKLCH

oklch(69.4%, 0.0277, 290.53)

HWB

hwb(246.3, 60.4%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#abad9a

Analogous

#9aa1ad

#9c9aad

#a59aad

Triadic

#9c9aad

#ad9c9a

#9aad9c

Split-complementary

#9c9aad

#ada59a

#a1ad9a

Tetradic

#9c9aad

#ad9aab

#abad9a

#9aad9c

Square

#9c9aad

#ad9aa1

#abad9a

#9aada5

Shades

Color #9c9aad mixed toward black.

#7e7c95

#646278

#4b495a

#32313c

#19181e

Tints

Color #9c9aad mixed toward white.

#acabbb

#bdbcc8

#cdccd6

#dedde4

#eeeef1

Tones

Color #9c9aad mixed toward gray.

#9d9cab

#9e9daa

#a09fa8

#a1a0a7

#a2a2a5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.75:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.64:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.64:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9ba9 · ΔE 2.5

Deuteranopia

#9b9ba8 · ΔE 2.9

Tritanopia

#9ca5a4 · ΔE 12.4

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 9.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9c9aad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9c9aad]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#9c9aad (#9c9aad) is rgb(156, 154, 173) in RGB.

No, #9c9aad is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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