#949bb3

Color #949bb3

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 9.8 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#949bb3

RGB

rgb(148, 155, 179)

HSL

hsl(226.5, 16.9%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(226.5, 17.3%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.3%, 13.4%, 0%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(64.16, 2.59, -13.29)

LCH

lch(64.16, 13.54, 281.03)

OKLCH

oklch(69.2%, 0.0361, 272.54)

HWB

hwb(226.5, 58%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b3ac94

Analogous

#94aab3

#949bb3

#9c94b3

Triadic

#949bb3

#b3949b

#9bb394

Split-complementary

#949bb3

#b39c94

#aab394

Tetradic

#949bb3

#ac94b3

#b3ac94

#9bb394

Square

#949bb3

#b394aa

#b3ac94

#94b39c

Shades

Color #949bb3 mixed toward black.

#747d9c

#5b637f

#444a60

#2d3140

#171920

Tints

Color #949bb3 mixed toward white.

#a6acc0

#b8bccc

#c9cdd9

#dbdee6

#edeef2

Tones

Color #949bb3 mixed toward gray.

#979cb0

#999eae

#9c9fab

#9ea1a9

#a1a2a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.6:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.6:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9797ae · ΔE 3.2

Deuteranopia

#9796ac · ΔE 3.7

Tritanopia

#94a9a8 · ΔE 14.7

Achromatopsia

#9b9b9b · ΔE 10.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #949bb3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#949bb3]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#949bb3 (#949bb3) is rgb(148, 155, 179) in RGB.

No, #949bb3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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