#9a8ef6

Color #9a8ef6

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 12.34 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#9a8ef6

RGB

rgb(154, 142, 246)

HSL

hsl(246.9, 85.2%, 76.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(246.9, 42.3%, 96.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(37.4%, 42.3%, 0%, 3.5%)

LAB

lab(64.05, 28.47, -50.66)

LCH

lch(64.05, 58.11, 299.34)

OKLCH

oklch(70.1%, 0.1494, 287.17)

HWB

hwb(246.9, 55.7%, 3.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#eaf68e

Analogous

#8eb6f6

#9a8ef6

#ce8ef6

Triadic

#9a8ef6

#f69a8e

#8ef69a

Split-complementary

#9a8ef6

#f6ce8e

#b6f68e

Tetradic

#9a8ef6

#f68eea

#eaf68e

#8ef69a

Square

#9a8ef6

#f68eb6

#eaf68e

#8ef6ce

Shades

Color #9a8ef6 mixed toward black.

#6552f1

#2f16ec

#210eb4

#160a78

#0b053c

Tints

Color #9a8ef6 mixed toward white.

#aba1f7

#bcb4f9

#cdc7fa

#ddd9fc

#eeecfd

Tones

Color #9a8ef6 mixed toward gray.

#a197ed

#a79fe5

#aea8dc

#b5b1d3

#bbb9cb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.77:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.57:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.57:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9595e2 · ΔE 4.3

Deuteranopia

#9697dd · ΔE 5.4

Tritanopia

#99d1cd · ΔE 31.6

Achromatopsia

#9b9b9b · ΔE 25.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9a8ef6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9a8ef6]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#9a8ef6 (#9a8ef6) is rgb(154, 142, 246) in RGB.

No, #9a8ef6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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