#9e9dde

Color #9e9dde

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 18.13 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 7.7

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Conversions

HEX

#9e9dde

RGB

rgb(158, 157, 222)

HSL

hsl(240.9, 49.6%, 74.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240.9, 29.3%, 87.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(28.8%, 29.3%, 0%, 12.9%)

LAB

lab(67.02, 14.78, -32.78)

LCH

lch(67.02, 35.96, 294.27)

OKLCH

oklch(72.1%, 0.0939, 284.5)

HWB

hwb(240.9, 61.6%, 12.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ddde9d

Analogous

#9dbcde

#9e9dde

#be9dde

Triadic

#9e9dde

#de9e9d

#9dde9e

Split-complementary

#9e9dde

#debe9d

#bcde9d

Tetradic

#9e9dde

#de9ddd

#ddde9d

#9dde9e

Square

#9e9dde

#de9dbc

#ddde9d

#9ddebe

Shades

Color #9e9dde mixed toward black.

#6f6ece

#4240bd

#31308e

#21205e

#10102f

Tints

Color #9e9dde mixed toward white.

#aeade3

#bebee9

#ceceee

#dfdef4

#efeff9

Tones

Color #9e9dde mixed toward gray.

#a3a2d9

#a8a8d3

#aeadce

#b3b3c8

#b8b8c3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.52:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.33:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.33:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9ed1 · ΔE 2.9

Deuteranopia

#9e9ecd · ΔE 3.9

Tritanopia

#9ec5c3 · ΔE 25.4

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 20.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9e9dde;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9e9dde]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#9e9dde (#9e9dde) is rgb(158, 157, 222) in RGB.

No, #9e9dde is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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