#9e9ade

Color #9e9ade

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 17.46 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 8.5

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Conversions

HEX

#9e9ade

RGB

rgb(158, 154, 222)

HSL

hsl(243.5, 50.7%, 73.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(243.5, 30.6%, 87.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(28.8%, 30.6%, 0%, 12.9%)

LAB

lab(66.25, 16.49, -33.97)

LCH

lch(66.25, 37.76, 295.89)

OKLCH

oklch(71.5%, 0.0983, 286.31)

HWB

hwb(243.5, 60.4%, 12.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dade9a

Analogous

#9ab8de

#9e9ade

#c09ade

Triadic

#9e9ade

#de9e9a

#9ade9e

Split-complementary

#9e9ade

#dec09a

#b8de9a

Tetradic

#9e9ade

#de9ada

#dade9a

#9ade9e

Square

#9e9ade

#de9ab8

#dade9a

#9adec0

Shades

Color #9e9ade mixed toward black.

#716bce

#453ebd

#342e8e

#231f5e

#110f2f

Tints

Color #9e9ade mixed toward white.

#aeabe3

#bebce9

#ceccee

#dfddf4

#efeef9

Tones

Color #9e9ade mixed toward gray.

#a3a0d8

#a8a5d3

#adabcd

#b2b1c7

#b7b6c2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.58:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.13:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.13:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9cd0 · ΔE 3.2

Deuteranopia

#9d9dcd · ΔE 4.1

Tritanopia

#9ec4c2 · ΔE 25.7

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 21.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9e9ade;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9e9ade]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#9e9ade (#9e9ade) is rgb(158, 154, 222) in RGB.

No, #9e9ade is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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