#9996b4

Color #9996b4

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 12.69 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#9996b4

RGB

rgb(153, 150, 180)

HSL

hsl(246, 16.7%, 64.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(246, 16.7%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(15%, 16.7%, 0%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(63.24, 7.28, -15.19)

LCH

lch(63.24, 16.84, 295.61)

OKLCH

oklch(68.6%, 0.0438, 289.76)

HWB

hwb(246, 58.8%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b1b496

Analogous

#96a2b4

#9996b4

#a896b4

Triadic

#9996b4

#b49996

#96b499

Split-complementary

#9996b4

#b4a896

#a2b496

Tetradic

#9996b4

#b496b1

#b1b496

#96b499

Square

#9996b4

#b496a2

#b1b496

#96b4a8

Shades

Color #9996b4 mixed toward black.

#7a769d

#5f5c80

#474560

#302e40

#181720

Tints

Color #9996b4 mixed toward white.

#aaa7c1

#bbb9cd

#cccada

#dddce6

#eeedf3

Tones

Color #9996b4 mixed toward gray.

#9b98b2

#9d9baf

#9f9dad

#a1a0aa

#a3a2a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.85:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.38:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.38:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9898ad · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#9898ac · ΔE 4

Tritanopia

#99a8a7 · ΔE 17.6

Achromatopsia

#999999 · ΔE 13.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9996b4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9996b4]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#9996b4 (#9996b4) is rgb(153, 150, 180) in RGB.

No, #9996b4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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