#9f9dd8

Color #9f9dd8

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 20.65 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 8.4

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Conversions

HEX

#9f9dd8

RGB

rgb(159, 157, 216)

HSL

hsl(242, 43.1%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(242, 27.3%, 84.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(26.4%, 27.3%, 0%, 15.3%)

LAB

lab(66.86, 13.6, -29.71)

LCH

lch(66.86, 32.67, 294.6)

OKLCH

oklch(71.9%, 0.0852, 285.59)

HWB

hwb(242, 61.6%, 15.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d6d89d

Analogous

#9db8d8

#9f9dd8

#bc9dd8

Triadic

#9f9dd8

#d89f9d

#9dd89f

Split-complementary

#9f9dd8

#d8bc9d

#b8d89d

Tetradic

#9f9dd8

#d89dd6

#d6d89d

#9dd89f

Square

#9f9dd8

#d89db8

#d6d89d

#9dd8bc

Shades

Color #9f9dd8 mixed toward black.

#7370c6

#4a47b2

#383585

#252359

#13122c

Tints

Color #9f9dd8 mixed toward white.

#afadde

#bfbee5

#cfceeb

#dfdef2

#efeff8

Tones

Color #9f9dd8 mixed toward gray.

#a3a2d3

#a8a7ce

#adacc9

#b1b1c4

#b6b5bf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.53:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.29:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.29:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9ecc · ΔE 2.9

Deuteranopia

#9e9ec9 · ΔE 3.7

Tritanopia

#9fc1bf · ΔE 24.7

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 19.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9f9dd8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9f9dd8]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#9f9dd8 (#9f9dd8) is rgb(159, 157, 216) in RGB.

No, #9f9dd8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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