#9f9bbd

Color #9f9bbd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 15.43 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.7

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Conversions

HEX

#9f9bbd

RGB

rgb(159, 155, 189)

HSL

hsl(247.1, 20.5%, 67.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(247.1, 18%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.9%, 18%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(65.35, 8.44, -17.01)

LCH

lch(65.35, 18.99, 296.39)

OKLCH

oklch(70.4%, 0.0494, 290.49)

HWB

hwb(247.1, 60.8%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b9bd9b

Analogous

#9ba8bd

#9f9bbd

#b09bbd

Triadic

#9f9bbd

#bd9f9b

#9bbd9f

Split-complementary

#9f9bbd

#bdb09b

#a8bd9b

Tetradic

#9f9bbd

#bd9bb9

#b9bd9b

#9bbd9f

Square

#9f9bbd

#bd9ba8

#b9bd9b

#9bbdb0

Shades

Color #9f9bbd mixed toward black.

#7e79a6

#615b8a

#494468

#302e45

#181723

Tints

Color #9f9bbd mixed toward white.

#afacc8

#bfbcd3

#cfcdde

#dfdee9

#efeef4

Tones

Color #9f9bbd mixed toward gray.

#a19eba

#a3a1b7

#a6a4b5

#a8a6b2

#aaa9af

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.9:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.9:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9db6 · ΔE 3.5

Deuteranopia

#9e9eb4 · ΔE 4.6

Tritanopia

#9fafae · ΔE 18.9

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 14.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9f9bbd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9f9bbd]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#9f9bbd (#9f9bbd) is rgb(159, 155, 189) in RGB.

No, #9f9bbd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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