#9e9cc4

Color #9e9cc4

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 17.17 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 9.7

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Conversions

HEX

#9e9cc4

RGB

rgb(158, 156, 196)

HSL

hsl(243, 25.3%, 69%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(243, 20.4%, 76.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.4%, 20.4%, 0%, 23.1%)

LAB

lab(65.77, 9.13, -20.28)

LCH

lch(65.77, 22.24, 294.24)

OKLCH

oklch(70.8%, 0.058, 287.15)

HWB

hwb(243, 61.2%, 23.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c2c49c

Analogous

#9caec4

#9e9cc4

#b29cc4

Triadic

#9e9cc4

#c49e9c

#9cc49e

Split-complementary

#9e9cc4

#c4b29c

#aec49c

Tetradic

#9e9cc4

#c49cc2

#c2c49c

#9cc49e

Square

#9e9cc4

#c49cae

#c2c49c

#9cc4b2

Shades

Color #9e9cc4 mixed toward black.

#7a77ae

#5b5893

#44426e

#2d2c49

#171625

Tints

Color #9e9cc4 mixed toward white.

#aeacce

#bebdd8

#cecde1

#dfdeeb

#efeef5

Tones

Color #9e9cc4 mixed toward gray.

#a19fc1

#a4a3bd

#a7a6ba

#aaa9b7

#adadb3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.01:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.01:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9dbb · ΔE 3.1

Deuteranopia

#9d9db9 · ΔE 3.8

Tritanopia

#9eb4b2 · ΔE 21.2

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 15.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #9e9cc4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9e9cc4]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#9e9cc4 (#9e9cc4) is rgb(158, 156, 196) in RGB.

No, #9e9cc4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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