#9d96b2

Color #9d96b2

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 13.14 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#9d96b2

RGB

rgb(157, 150, 178)

HSL

hsl(255, 15.4%, 64.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(255, 15.7%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.8%, 15.7%, 0%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(63.5, 8.18, -13.64)

LCH

lch(63.5, 15.9, 300.95)

OKLCH

oklch(68.9%, 0.0413, 296.75)

HWB

hwb(255, 58.8%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#abb296

Analogous

#969db2

#9d96b2

#ab96b2

Triadic

#9d96b2

#b29d96

#96b29d

Split-complementary

#9d96b2

#b2ab96

#9db296

Tetradic

#9d96b2

#b296ab

#abb296

#96b29d

Square

#9d96b2

#b2969d

#abb296

#96b2ab

Shades

Color #9d96b2 mixed toward black.

#80769b

#655c7e

#4c455f

#322e3f

#191720

Tints

Color #9d96b2 mixed toward white.

#ada7bf

#beb9cc

#cecad8

#dedce5

#efedf2

Tones

Color #9d96b2 mixed toward gray.

#9e98b0

#9f9bad

#a09dab

#a29fa9

#a3a2a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.82:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.44:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.44:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a9aac · ΔE 5.1

Deuteranopia

#9a9baa · ΔE 6.5

Tritanopia

#9da7a5 · ΔE 17

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 13

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9d96b2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9d96b2]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#9d96b2 (#9d96b2) is rgb(157, 150, 178) in RGB.

No, #9d96b2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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