#9e99cf

Color #9e99cf

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 21.31 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 9.7

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Conversions

HEX

#9e99cf

RGB

rgb(158, 153, 207)

HSL

hsl(245.6, 36%, 70.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(245.6, 26.1%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.7%, 26.1%, 0%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(65.4, 13.4, -26.97)

LCH

lch(65.4, 30.12, 296.42)

OKLCH

oklch(70.7%, 0.0783, 288.46)

HWB

hwb(245.6, 60%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cacf99

Analogous

#99afcf

#9e99cf

#b999cf

Triadic

#9e99cf

#cf9e99

#99cf9e

Split-complementary

#9e99cf

#cfb999

#afcf99

Tetradic

#9e99cf

#cf99ca

#cacf99

#99cf9e

Square

#9e99cf

#cf99af

#cacf99

#99cfb9

Shades

Color #9e99cf mixed toward black.

#7770bc

#554da3

#403a7a

#2a2652

#151329

Tints

Color #9e99cf mixed toward white.

#aeaad7

#bebbdf

#cfcce7

#dfddef

#efeef7

Tones

Color #9e99cf mixed toward gray.

#a29ecb

#a5a2c6

#a9a7c2

#adabbd

#b0b0b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.91:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.91:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9cc4 · ΔE 3.5

Deuteranopia

#9c9dc1 · ΔE 4.7

Tritanopia

#9ebab8 · ΔE 24.1

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 18.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9e99cf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9e99cf]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#9e99cf (#9e99cf) is rgb(158, 153, 207) in RGB.

No, #9e99cf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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