#9799b0

Color #9799b0

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 10.1 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#9799b0

RGB

rgb(151, 153, 176)

HSL

hsl(235.2, 13.7%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(235.2, 14.2%, 69%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.2%, 13.1%, 0%, 31%)

LAB

lab(63.75, 4.04, -12.19)

LCH

lch(63.75, 12.84, 288.34)

OKLCH

oklch(68.9%, 0.0337, 281.48)

HWB

hwb(235.2, 59.2%, 31%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b0ae97

Analogous

#97a5b0

#9799b0

#a197b0

Triadic

#9799b0

#b09799

#99b097

Split-complementary

#9799b0

#b0a197

#a5b097

Tetradic

#9799b0

#ae97b0

#b0ae97

#99b097

Square

#9799b0

#b097a5

#b0ae97

#97b0a1

Shades

Color #9799b0 mixed toward black.

#787b98

#5e607c

#47485d

#2f303e

#18181f

Tints

Color #9799b0 mixed toward white.

#a8aabd

#babbca

#cbccd7

#dcdde5

#eeeef2

Tones

Color #9799b0 mixed toward gray.

#999bae

#9b9cac

#9d9eaa

#9fa0a8

#a1a2a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.8:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.5:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.5:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9898ab · ΔE 1.6

Deuteranopia

#9898aa · ΔE 2

Tritanopia

#97a7a6 · ΔE 14.6

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 10.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9799b0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9799b0]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#9799b0 (#9799b0) is rgb(151, 153, 176) in RGB.

No, #9799b0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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