#9a8bbe

Color #9a8bbe

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 20.79 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 12.4

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Conversions

HEX

#9a8bbe

RGB

rgb(154, 139, 190)

HSL

hsl(257.6, 28.2%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(257.6, 26.8%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.9%, 26.8%, 0%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(60.83, 16.14, -24.5)

LCH

lch(60.83, 29.34, 303.38)

OKLCH

oklch(66.9%, 0.0761, 297.81)

HWB

hwb(257.6, 54.5%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#afbe8b

Analogous

#8b95be

#9a8bbe

#b38bbe

Triadic

#9a8bbe

#be9a8b

#8bbe9a

Split-complementary

#9a8bbe

#beb38b

#95be8b

Tetradic

#9a8bbe

#be8baf

#afbe8b

#8bbe9a

Square

#9a8bbe

#be8b95

#afbe8b

#8bbeb3

Shades

Color #9a8bbe mixed toward black.

#7b68aa

#614f8d

#493b69

#302746

#181423

Tints

Color #9a8bbe mixed toward white.

#ab9ec9

#bcb2d4

#ccc5df

#ddd8e9

#eeecf4

Tones

Color #9a8bbe mixed toward gray.

#9c8fba

#9d93b5

#9f98b1

#a19cad

#a3a0a9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.81:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.81:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9494b3 · ΔE 6.9

Deuteranopia

#9596b1 · ΔE 8.4

Tritanopia

#99aaa8 · ΔE 23.4

Achromatopsia

#939393 · ΔE 19.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9a8bbe;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9a8bbe]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#9a8bbe (#9a8bbe) is rgb(154, 139, 190) in RGB.

No, #9a8bbe is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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