#9f9dbc

Color #9f9dbc

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 14.38 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#9f9dbc

RGB

rgb(159, 157, 188)

HSL

hsl(243.9, 18.8%, 67.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(243.9, 16.5%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.4%, 16.5%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(65.84, 7.09, -15.71)

LCH

lch(65.84, 17.24, 294.29)

OKLCH

oklch(70.8%, 0.0449, 288.15)

HWB

hwb(243.9, 61.6%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#babc9d

Analogous

#9daabc

#9f9dbc

#ae9dbc

Triadic

#9f9dbc

#bc9f9d

#9dbc9f

Split-complementary

#9f9dbc

#bcae9d

#aabc9d

Tetradic

#9f9dbc

#bc9dba

#babc9d

#9dbc9f

Square

#9f9dbc

#bc9daa

#babc9d

#9dbcae

Shades

Color #9f9dbc mixed toward black.

#7d7ba5

#605d89

#484666

#302f44

#181722

Tints

Color #9f9dbc mixed toward white.

#afadc7

#bfbed2

#cfcedd

#dfdee9

#efeff4

Tones

Color #9f9dbc mixed toward gray.

#a19fb9

#a3a2b7

#a6a5b4

#a8a7b2

#aaaaaf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.02:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.02:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9eb5 · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#9e9eb3 · ΔE 3.7

Tritanopia

#9fafae · ΔE 17.8

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 13.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9f9dbc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9f9dbc]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#9f9dbc (#9f9dbc) is rgb(159, 157, 188) in RGB.

No, #9f9dbc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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