#9f9bc7

Color #9f9bc7

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 18.78 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 10.3

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Conversions

HEX

#9f9bc7

RGB

rgb(159, 155, 199)

HSL

hsl(245.5, 28.2%, 69.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(245.5, 22.1%, 78%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.1%, 22.1%, 0%, 22%)

LAB

lab(65.7, 10.7, -22.05)

LCH

lch(65.7, 24.51, 295.89)

OKLCH

oklch(70.8%, 0.0638, 288.83)

HWB

hwb(245.5, 60.8%, 22%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c3c79b

Analogous

#9badc7

#9f9bc7

#b59bc7

Triadic

#9f9bc7

#c79f9b

#9bc79f

Split-complementary

#9f9bc7

#c7b59b

#adc79b

Tetradic

#9f9bc7

#c79bc3

#c3c79b

#9bc79f

Square

#9f9bc7

#c79bad

#c3c79b

#9bc7b5

Shades

Color #9f9bc7 mixed toward black.

#7b75b2

#5b5597

#444071

#2d2a4c

#171526

Tints

Color #9f9bc7 mixed toward white.

#afacd0

#bfbcda

#cfcde3

#dfdeec

#efeef6

Tones

Color #9f9bc7 mixed toward gray.

#a29fc3

#a5a2c0

#a8a6bc

#abaab8

#aeadb5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.63:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.99:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.99:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9dbe · ΔE 3.4

Deuteranopia

#9e9ebb · ΔE 4.6

Tritanopia

#9fb6b4 · ΔE 22.3

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 16.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #9f9bc7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9f9bc7]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#9f9bc7 (#9f9bc7) is rgb(159, 155, 199) in RGB.

No, #9f9bc7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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