#9d97ce

Color #9d97ce

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 21.14 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 10.1

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Conversions

HEX

#9d97ce

RGB

rgb(157, 151, 206)

HSL

hsl(246.5, 35.9%, 70%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(246.5, 26.7%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.8%, 26.7%, 0%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(64.77, 13.99, -27.39)

LCH

lch(64.77, 30.76, 297.06)

OKLCH

oklch(70.2%, 0.0799, 289.14)

HWB

hwb(246.5, 59.2%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c8ce97

Analogous

#97adce

#9d97ce

#b897ce

Triadic

#9d97ce

#ce9d97

#97ce9d

Split-complementary

#9d97ce

#ceb897

#adce97

Tetradic

#9d97ce

#ce97c8

#c8ce97

#97ce9d

Square

#9d97ce

#ce97ad

#c8ce97

#97ceb8

Shades

Color #9d97ce mixed toward black.

#776fbb

#564ca2

#403979

#2b2651

#151328

Tints

Color #9d97ce mixed toward white.

#ada8d6

#bebade

#cecbe6

#dedcef

#efeef7

Tones

Color #9d97ce mixed toward gray.

#a19cc9

#a4a0c5

#a8a5c0

#aba9bc

#afaeb7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.75:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.75:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a9ac3 · ΔE 3.5

Deuteranopia

#9b9bc0 · ΔE 4.6

Tritanopia

#9db9b7 · ΔE 24.3

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 19.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9d97ce;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9d97ce]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#9d97ce (#9d97ce) is rgb(157, 151, 206) in RGB.

No, #9d97ce is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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