#9e95b1

Color #9e95b1

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 13.53 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#9e95b1

RGB

rgb(158, 149, 177)

HSL

hsl(259.3, 15.2%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(259.3, 15.8%, 69.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.7%, 15.8%, 0%, 30.6%)

LAB

lab(63.29, 8.87, -13.39)

LCH

lch(63.29, 16.06, 303.52)

OKLCH

oklch(68.7%, 0.0418, 300)

HWB

hwb(259.3, 58.4%, 30.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a8b195

Analogous

#959ab1

#9e95b1

#ac95b1

Triadic

#9e95b1

#b19e95

#95b19e

Split-complementary

#9e95b1

#b1ac95

#9ab195

Tetradic

#9e95b1

#b195a8

#a8b195

#95b19e

Square

#9e95b1

#b1959a

#a8b195

#95b1ac

Shades

Color #9e95b1 mixed toward black.

#81769a

#675c7d

#4d455e

#332e3f

#1a171f

Tints

Color #9e95b1 mixed toward white.

#aea7be

#beb8cb

#cecad8

#dfdce5

#efedf2

Tones

Color #9e95b1 mixed toward gray.

#9f97af

#a09aac

#a09caa

#a19ea8

#a2a1a5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.84:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.39:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.39:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a9aab · ΔE 5.9

Deuteranopia

#9b9ba9 · ΔE 7

Tritanopia

#9ea6a4 · ΔE 16.9

Achromatopsia

#999999 · ΔE 13.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9e95b1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9e95b1]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#9e95b1 (#9e95b1) is rgb(158, 149, 177) in RGB.

No, #9e95b1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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