#9f9bc2

Color #9f9bc2

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 17.4 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 10.1

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Conversions

HEX

#9f9bc2

RGB

rgb(159, 155, 194)

HSL

hsl(246.2, 24.2%, 68.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(246.2, 20.1%, 76.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(18%, 20.1%, 0%, 23.9%)

LAB

lab(65.52, 9.56, -19.54)

LCH

lch(65.52, 21.75, 296.07)

OKLCH

oklch(70.6%, 0.0566, 289.62)

HWB

hwb(246.2, 60.8%, 23.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bec29b

Analogous

#9baac2

#9f9bc2

#b29bc2

Triadic

#9f9bc2

#c29f9b

#9bc29f

Split-complementary

#9f9bc2

#c2b29b

#aac29b

Tetradic

#9f9bc2

#c29bbe

#bec29b

#9bc29f

Square

#9f9bc2

#c29baa

#bec29b

#9bc2b2

Shades

Color #9f9bc2 mixed toward black.

#7c77ac

#5e5890

#46426c

#2f2c48

#171624

Tints

Color #9f9bc2 mixed toward white.

#afaccc

#bfbcd6

#cfcde0

#dfdeeb

#efeef5

Tones

Color #9f9bc2 mixed toward gray.

#a29ebf

#a4a1bb

#a7a5b8

#a9a8b5

#acabb2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.94:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.94:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9dba · ΔE 3.4

Deuteranopia

#9e9eb7 · ΔE 4.8

Tritanopia

#9fb2b1 · ΔE 20.5

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 15.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9f9bc2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9f9bc2]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#9f9bc2 (#9f9bc2) is rgb(159, 155, 194) in RGB.

No, #9f9bc2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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