#9f98dc

Color #9f98dc

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 18.02 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 8.8

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Conversions

HEX

#9f98dc

RGB

rgb(159, 152, 220)

HSL

hsl(246.2, 49.3%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(246.2, 30.9%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.7%, 30.9%, 0%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(65.74, 17.42, -33.65)

LCH

lch(65.74, 37.89, 297.37)

OKLCH

oklch(71.1%, 0.0983, 288.32)

HWB

hwb(246.2, 59.6%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d5dc98

Analogous

#98b3dc

#9f98dc

#c198dc

Triadic

#9f98dc

#dc9f98

#98dc9f

Split-complementary

#9f98dc

#dcc198

#b3dc98

Tetradic

#9f98dc

#dc98d5

#d5dc98

#98dc9f

Square

#9f98dc

#dc98b3

#d5dc98

#98dcc1

Shades

Color #9f98dc mixed toward black.

#746acc

#4b3fb9

#392f8b

#261f5d

#13102e

Tints

Color #9f98dc mixed toward white.

#afa9e2

#bfbae8

#cfcbed

#dfddf3

#efeef9

Tones

Color #9f98dc mixed toward gray.

#a39ed6

#a8a3d1

#aca9cb

#b1afc5

#b5b4c0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.63:1

Aa Black text on this color

8:1

Black text reads better on this background (8:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9cce · ΔE 3.7

Deuteranopia

#9c9dcb · ΔE 4.6

Tritanopia

#9fc2c0 · ΔE 25.6

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 21.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9f98dc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9f98dc]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#9f98dc (#9f98dc) is rgb(159, 152, 220) in RGB.

No, #9f98dc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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