#9e9bb3

Color #9e9bb3

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 12.21 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#9e9bb3

RGB

rgb(158, 155, 179)

HSL

hsl(247.5, 13.6%, 65.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(247.5, 13.4%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.7%, 13.4%, 0%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(64.94, 5.92, -12.04)

LCH

lch(64.94, 13.42, 296.18)

OKLCH

oklch(70%, 0.0349, 291.19)

HWB

hwb(247.5, 60.8%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b0b39b

Analogous

#9ba4b3

#9e9bb3

#aa9bb3

Triadic

#9e9bb3

#b39e9b

#9bb39e

Split-complementary

#9e9bb3

#b3aa9b

#a4b39b

Tetradic

#9e9bb3

#b39bb0

#b0b39b

#9bb39e

Square

#9e9bb3

#b39ba4

#b0b39b

#9bb3aa

Shades

Color #9e9bb3 mixed toward black.

#7f7b9b

#64607e

#4b485f

#32303f

#191820

Tints

Color #9e9bb3 mixed toward white.

#aeacc0

#bebccc

#cfcdd9

#dfdee6

#efeef2

Tones

Color #9e9bb3 mixed toward gray.

#a09db1

#a19faf

#a3a1ad

#a4a3ab

#a6a5a9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.79:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.79:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9dae · ΔE 3.2

Deuteranopia

#9d9dac · ΔE 4

Tritanopia

#9ea9a8 · ΔE 14.8

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 11.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9e9bb3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9e9bb3]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#9e9bb3 (#9e9bb3) is rgb(158, 155, 179) in RGB.

No, #9e9bb3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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