#9e9ec5

Color #9e9ec5

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 16.13 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 9.1

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Conversions

HEX

#9e9ec5

RGB

rgb(158, 158, 197)

HSL

hsl(240, 25.2%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 19.8%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.8%, 19.8%, 0%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(66.33, 8.23, -19.99)

LCH

lch(66.33, 21.62, 292.38)

OKLCH

oklch(71.3%, 0.0565, 284.87)

HWB

hwb(240, 62%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c5c59e

Analogous

#9eb1c5

#9e9ec5

#b19ec5

Triadic

#9e9ec5

#c59e9e

#9ec59e

Split-complementary

#9e9ec5

#c5b19e

#b1c59e

Tetradic

#9e9ec5

#c59ec5

#c5c59e

#9ec59e

Square

#9e9ec5

#c59eb1

#c5c59e

#9ec5b1

Shades

Color #9e9ec5 mixed toward black.

#7979af

#595994

#42426f

#2c2c4a

#161625

Tints

Color #9e9ec5 mixed toward white.

#aeaecf

#bebed8

#cecee2

#dfdfec

#efeff5

Tones

Color #9e9ec5 mixed toward gray.

#a1a1c2

#a4a4bf

#a8a8bb

#ababb8

#aeaeb5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.58:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.15:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.15:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9ebd · ΔE 2.4

Deuteranopia

#9e9eba · ΔE 3.4

Tritanopia

#9eb5b4 · ΔE 20.5

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 15.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9e9ec5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9e9ec5]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#9e9ec5 (#9e9ec5) is rgb(158, 158, 197) in RGB.

No, #9e9ec5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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