#9d9bb3

Color #9d9bb3

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 11.94 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#9d9bb3

RGB

rgb(157, 155, 179)

HSL

hsl(245, 13.6%, 65.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(245, 13.4%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.3%, 13.4%, 0%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(64.86, 5.59, -12.17)

LCH

lch(64.86, 13.39, 294.67)

OKLCH

oklch(69.9%, 0.0349, 289.27)

HWB

hwb(245, 60.8%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b1b39b

Analogous

#9ba5b3

#9d9bb3

#a99bb3

Triadic

#9d9bb3

#b39d9b

#9bb39d

Split-complementary

#9d9bb3

#b3a99b

#a5b39b

Tetradic

#9d9bb3

#b39bb1

#b1b39b

#9bb39d

Square

#9d9bb3

#b39ba5

#b1b39b

#9bb3a9

Shades

Color #9d9bb3 mixed toward black.

#7e7b9b

#63607e

#4a485f

#31303f

#191820

Tints

Color #9d9bb3 mixed toward white.

#adacc0

#bebccc

#cecdd9

#dedee6

#efeef2

Tones

Color #9d9bb3 mixed toward gray.

#9f9db1

#a09faf

#a2a1ad

#a4a3ab

#a5a5a9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.7:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.77:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.77:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9cae · ΔE 2.6

Deuteranopia

#9c9cac · ΔE 3.4

Tritanopia

#9da9a8 · ΔE 14.9

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 11.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9d9bb3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9d9bb3]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#9d9bb3 (#9d9bb3) is rgb(157, 155, 179) in RGB.

No, #9d9bb3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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