#9f9cc2

Color #9f9cc2

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 16.78 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.9

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Conversions

HEX

#9f9cc2

RGB

rgb(159, 156, 194)

HSL

hsl(244.7, 23.7%, 68.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(244.7, 19.6%, 76.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(18%, 19.6%, 0%, 23.9%)

LAB

lab(65.78, 8.99, -19.14)

LCH

lch(65.78, 21.15, 295.16)

OKLCH

oklch(70.8%, 0.0551, 288.53)

HWB

hwb(244.7, 61.2%, 23.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bfc29c

Analogous

#9cacc2

#9f9cc2

#b29cc2

Triadic

#9f9cc2

#c29f9c

#9cc29f

Split-complementary

#9f9cc2

#c2b29c

#acc29c

Tetradic

#9f9cc2

#c29cbf

#bfc29c

#9cc29f

Square

#9f9cc2

#c29cac

#bfc29c

#9cc2b2

Shades

Color #9f9cc2 mixed toward black.

#7c78ac

#5d5990

#46436c

#2f2c48

#171624

Tints

Color #9f9cc2 mixed toward white.

#afaccc

#bfbdd6

#cfcde0

#dfdeeb

#efeef5

Tones

Color #9f9cc2 mixed toward gray.

#a29fbf

#a4a2bc

#a7a5b8

#aaa9b5

#acacb2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.01:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.01:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9eba · ΔE 3.4

Deuteranopia

#9e9eb8 · ΔE 4.1

Tritanopia

#9fb3b1 · ΔE 20.7

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 15.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9f9cc2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9f9cc2]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#9f9cc2 (#9f9cc2) is rgb(159, 156, 194) in RGB.

No, #9f9cc2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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