#9c9ad6

Color #9c9ad6

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 19.92 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 9.1

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Conversions

HEX

#9c9ad6

RGB

rgb(156, 154, 214)

HSL

hsl(242, 42.3%, 72.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(242, 28%, 83.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.1%, 28%, 0%, 16.1%)

LAB

lab(65.77, 13.92, -30.3)

LCH

lch(65.77, 33.34, 294.67)

OKLCH

oklch(71%, 0.087, 285.47)

HWB

hwb(242, 60.4%, 16.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d4d69a

Analogous

#9ab6d6

#9c9ad6

#ba9ad6

Triadic

#9c9ad6

#d69c9a

#9ad69c

Split-complementary

#9c9ad6

#d6ba9a

#b6d69a

Tetradic

#9c9ad6

#d69ad4

#d4d69a

#9ad69c

Square

#9c9ad6

#d69ab6

#d4d69a

#9ad6ba

Shades

Color #9c9ad6 mixed toward black.

#716ec4

#4a47af

#383583

#252357

#13122c

Tints

Color #9c9ad6 mixed toward white.

#adabdd

#bdbce4

#cecdeb

#deddf1

#efeef8

Tones

Color #9c9ad6 mixed toward gray.

#a19fd1

#a5a4cc

#aaa9c7

#afaec2

#b3b3bd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.01:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.01:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9bca · ΔE 2.8

Deuteranopia

#9b9bc6 · ΔE 3.9

Tritanopia

#9cbfbd · ΔE 24.9

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 19.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9c9ad6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9c9ad6]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#9c9ad6 (#9c9ad6) is rgb(156, 154, 214) in RGB.

No, #9c9ad6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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