#9c9ed2

Color #9c9ed2

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 20.37 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 8.8

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Conversions

HEX

#9c9ed2

RGB

rgb(156, 158, 210)

HSL

hsl(237.8, 37.5%, 71.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(237.8, 25.7%, 82.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.7%, 24.8%, 0%, 17.6%)

LAB

lab(66.65, 10.68, -26.73)

LCH

lch(66.65, 28.78, 291.78)

OKLCH

oklch(71.7%, 0.0754, 282.64)

HWB

hwb(237.8, 61.2%, 17.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d2d09c

Analogous

#9cb9d2

#9c9ed2

#b59cd2

Triadic

#9c9ed2

#d29c9e

#9ed29c

Split-complementary

#9c9ed2

#d2b59c

#b9d29c

Tetradic

#9c9ed2

#d09cd2

#d2d09c

#9ed29c

Square

#9c9ed2

#d29cb9

#d2d09c

#9cd2b5

Shades

Color #9c9ed2 mixed toward black.

#7275bf

#4c50a8

#393c7e

#262854

#13142a

Tints

Color #9c9ed2 mixed toward white.

#adaeda

#bdbee1

#cecfe9

#dedff0

#efeff8

Tones

Color #9c9ed2 mixed toward gray.

#a1a2ce

#a5a6c9

#aaabc5

#aeafc0

#b3b3bc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.55:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.23:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.23:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9dc7 · ΔE 2.7

Deuteranopia

#9d9dc4 · ΔE 3.5

Tritanopia

#9cbebc · ΔE 23.8

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 18.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9c9ed2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9c9ed2]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#9c9ed2 (#9c9ed2) is rgb(156, 158, 210) in RGB.

No, #9c9ed2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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