#9794af

Color #9794af

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 11.29 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#9794af

RGB

rgb(151, 148, 175)

HSL

hsl(246.7, 14.4%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(246.7, 15.4%, 68.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.7%, 15.4%, 0%, 31.4%)

LAB

lab(62.38, 6.64, -13.68)

LCH

lch(62.38, 15.21, 295.89)

OKLCH

oklch(67.8%, 0.0396, 290.4)

HWB

hwb(246.7, 58%, 31.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#acaf94

Analogous

#949eaf

#9794af

#a494af

Triadic

#9794af

#af9794

#94af97

Split-complementary

#9794af

#afa494

#9eaf94

Tetradic

#9794af

#af94ac

#acaf94

#94af97

Square

#9794af

#af949e

#acaf94

#94afa4

Shades

Color #9794af mixed toward black.

#797598

#605c7b

#48455c

#302e3e

#18171f

Tints

Color #9794af mixed toward white.

#a8a6bc

#bab8ca

#cbc9d7

#dcdbe4

#eeedf2

Tones

Color #9794af mixed toward gray.

#9996ad

#9a98aa

#9c9ba8

#9e9da6

#a09fa4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.17:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.17:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9696a9 · ΔE 3.5

Deuteranopia

#9696a7 · ΔE 4.2

Tritanopia

#97a4a3 · ΔE 16.4

Achromatopsia

#979797 · ΔE 12.2

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #9794af;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9794af]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#9794af (#9794af) is rgb(151, 148, 175) in RGB.

No, #9794af is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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