#9d9fa8

Color #9d9fa8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.22 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 1.3

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Conversions

HEX

#9d9fa8

RGB

rgb(157, 159, 168)

HSL

hsl(229.1, 5.9%, 63.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(229.1, 6.5%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.5%, 5.4%, 0%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(65.59, 1.06, -4.92)

LCH

lch(65.59, 5.03, 282.16)

OKLCH

oklch(70.4%, 0.0133, 276.05)

HWB

hwb(229.1, 61.6%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a8a69d

Analogous

#9da4a8

#9d9fa8

#a09da8

Triadic

#9d9fa8

#a89d9f

#9fa89d

Split-complementary

#9d9fa8

#a8a09d

#a4a89d

Tetradic

#9d9fa8

#a69da8

#a8a69d

#9fa89d

Square

#9d9fa8

#a89da4

#a8a69d

#9da8a0

Shades

Color #9d9fa8 mixed toward black.

#80838e

#666873

#4c4e56

#333439

#191a1d

Tints

Color #9d9fa8 mixed toward white.

#adafb6

#bebfc5

#cecfd3

#dedfe2

#efeff0

Tones

Color #9d9fa8 mixed toward gray.

#9ea0a7

#9fa0a6

#a0a1a5

#a1a1a4

#a2a2a3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.96:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.96:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9ea6 · ΔE 1

Deuteranopia

#9e9ea5 · ΔE 1.2

Tritanopia

#9da4a4 · ΔE 6.1

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 4.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9d9fa8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9d9fa8]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#9d9fa8 (#9d9fa8) is rgb(157, 159, 168) in RGB.

No, #9d9fa8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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