#9d9bd1

Color #9d9bd1

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 21.85 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 9.4

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Conversions

HEX

#9d9bd1

RGB

rgb(157, 155, 209)

HSL

hsl(242.2, 37%, 71.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(242.2, 25.8%, 82%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.9%, 25.8%, 0%, 18%)

LAB

lab(65.91, 12.44, -27.3)

LCH

lch(65.91, 30, 294.5)

OKLCH

oklch(71.1%, 0.0782, 285.96)

HWB

hwb(242.2, 60.8%, 18%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cfd19b

Analogous

#9bb4d1

#9d9bd1

#b89bd1

Triadic

#9d9bd1

#d19d9b

#9bd19d

Split-complementary

#9d9bd1

#d1b89b

#b4d19b

Tetradic

#9d9bd1

#d19bcf

#cfd19b

#9bd19d

Square

#9d9bd1

#d19bb4

#cfd19b

#9bd1b8

Shades

Color #9d9bd1 mixed toward black.

#7472be

#504ca6

#3c397d

#282653

#14132a

Tints

Color #9d9bd1 mixed toward white.

#adacd9

#bebce0

#cecde8

#dedef0

#efeef7

Tones

Color #9d9bd1 mixed toward gray.

#a1a0cd

#a5a4c8

#aaa9c4

#aeadbf

#b2b2bb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.61:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.04:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.04:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9cc6 · ΔE 2.9

Deuteranopia

#9c9cc3 · ΔE 3.7

Tritanopia

#9dbcba · ΔE 24.1

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 18.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9d9bd1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9d9bd1]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#9d9bd1 (#9d9bd1) is rgb(157, 155, 209) in RGB.

No, #9d9bd1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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