#9c9fa9

Color #9c9fa9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.74 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 1.6

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Conversions

HEX

#9c9fa9

RGB

rgb(156, 159, 169)

HSL

hsl(226.2, 7%, 63.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(226.2, 7.7%, 66.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.7%, 5.9%, 0%, 33.7%)

LAB

lab(65.54, 0.92, -5.56)

LCH

lch(65.54, 5.64, 279.4)

OKLCH

oklch(70.3%, 0.0149, 272.69)

HWB

hwb(226.2, 61.2%, 33.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a9a69c

Analogous

#9ca5a9

#9c9fa9

#9f9ca9

Triadic

#9c9fa9

#a99c9f

#9fa99c

Split-complementary

#9c9fa9

#a99f9c

#a5a99c

Tetradic

#9c9fa9

#a69ca9

#a9a69c

#9fa99c

Square

#9c9fa9

#a99ca5

#a9a69c

#9ca99f

Shades

Color #9c9fa9 mixed toward black.

#7f8390

#656874

#4c4e57

#32343a

#191a1d

Tints

Color #9c9fa9 mixed toward white.

#acafb7

#bdbfc6

#cdcfd4

#dedfe2

#eeeff1

Tones

Color #9c9fa9 mixed toward gray.

#9da0a8

#9ea0a7

#9fa1a6

#a0a1a5

#a1a2a4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.95:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.95:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9da7 · ΔE 1.6

Deuteranopia

#9d9da6 · ΔE 1.6

Tritanopia

#9ca5a4 · ΔE 7.3

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 5.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9c9fa9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9c9fa9]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#9c9fa9 (#9c9fa9) is rgb(156, 159, 169) in RGB.

No, #9c9fa9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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