#9f9dda

Color #9f9dda

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 19.84 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 8.3

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Conversions

HEX

#9f9dda

RGB

rgb(159, 157, 218)

HSL

hsl(242, 45.2%, 73.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(242, 28%, 85.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.1%, 28%, 0%, 14.5%)

LAB

lab(66.94, 14.09, -30.7)

LCH

lch(66.94, 33.78, 294.65)

OKLCH

oklch(72%, 0.0881, 285.47)

HWB

hwb(242, 61.6%, 14.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d8da9d

Analogous

#9db9da

#9f9dda

#bd9dda

Triadic

#9f9dda

#da9f9d

#9dda9f

Split-complementary

#9f9dda

#dabd9d

#b9da9d

Tetradic

#9f9dda

#da9dd8

#d8da9d

#9dda9f

Square

#9f9dda

#da9db9

#d8da9d

#9ddabd

Shades

Color #9f9dda mixed toward black.

#7370c9

#4844b5

#363388

#24225b

#12112d

Tints

Color #9f9dda mixed toward white.

#afade0

#bfbee6

#cfceec

#dfdef3

#efeff9

Tones

Color #9f9dda mixed toward gray.

#a4a2d5

#a8a7d0

#adaccb

#b2b1c6

#b7b6c1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.53:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.31:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.31:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9ecd · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#9e9eca · ΔE 3.8

Tritanopia

#9fc3c0 · ΔE 25.4

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 20

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9f9dda;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9f9dda]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#9f9dda (#9f9dda) is rgb(159, 157, 218) in RGB.

No, #9f9dda is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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