#9f8bcf

Color #9f8bcf

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 18.82 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 8.8

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Conversions

HEX

#9f8bcf

RGB

rgb(159, 139, 207)

HSL

hsl(257.6, 41.5%, 67.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(257.6, 32.9%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.2%, 32.9%, 0%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(61.95, 21.69, -32.3)

LCH

lch(61.95, 38.91, 303.88)

OKLCH

oklch(68%, 0.1005, 297.18)

HWB

hwb(257.6, 54.5%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bbcf8b

Analogous

#8b99cf

#9f8bcf

#c18bcf

Triadic

#9f8bcf

#cf9f8b

#8bcf9f

Split-complementary

#9f8bcf

#cfc18b

#99cf8b

Tetradic

#9f8bcf

#cf8bbb

#bbcf8b

#8bcf9f

Square

#9f8bcf

#cf8b99

#bbcf8b

#8bcfc1

Shades

Color #9f8bcf mixed toward black.

#7d62be

#5f43a3

#48337a

#302252

#181129

Tints

Color #9f8bcf mixed toward white.

#af9ed7

#bfb2df

#cfc5e7

#dfd8ef

#efecf7

Tones

Color #9f8bcf mixed toward gray.

#a190c9

#a496c4

#a69cbe

#a8a2b8

#aba7b3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.07:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.07:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9797c1 · ΔE 6.9

Deuteranopia

#9899be · ΔE 8.1

Tritanopia

#9eb6b3 · ΔE 25.7

Achromatopsia

#969696 · ΔE 21.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9f8bcf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9f8bcf]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#9f8bcf (#9f8bcf) is rgb(159, 139, 207) in RGB.

No, #9f8bcf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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