#9f97b0

Color #9f97b0

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 12.9 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#9f97b0

RGB

rgb(159, 151, 176)

HSL

hsl(259.2, 13.7%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(259.2, 14.2%, 69%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.7%, 14.2%, 0%, 31%)

LAB

lab(63.87, 7.87, -11.95)

LCH

lch(63.87, 14.31, 303.37)

OKLCH

oklch(69.2%, 0.0372, 300.01)

HWB

hwb(259.2, 59.2%, 31%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a8b097

Analogous

#979bb0

#9f97b0

#ab97b0

Triadic

#9f97b0

#b09f97

#97b09f

Split-complementary

#9f97b0

#b0ab97

#9bb097

Tetradic

#9f97b0

#b097a8

#a8b097

#97b09f

Square

#9f97b0

#b0979b

#a8b097

#97b0ab

Shades

Color #9f97b0 mixed toward black.

#827898

#685e7c

#4e475d

#342f3e

#1a181f

Tints

Color #9f97b0 mixed toward white.

#afa8bd

#bfbaca

#cfcbd7

#dfdce5

#efeef2

Tones

Color #9f97b0 mixed toward gray.

#a099ae

#a09bac

#a19daa

#a29fa8

#a3a1a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.79:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.53:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.53:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9caa · ΔE 6

Deuteranopia

#9c9da9 · ΔE 7.1

Tritanopia

#9fa6a5 · ΔE 15.1

Achromatopsia

#9b9b9b · ΔE 12.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9f97b0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9f97b0]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Rebecca Purple #663399

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#9f97b0 (#9f97b0) is rgb(159, 151, 176) in RGB.

No, #9f97b0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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