#9a96b1

Color #9a96b1

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 11.99 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#9a96b1

RGB

rgb(154, 150, 177)

HSL

hsl(248.9, 14.8%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(248.9, 15.3%, 69.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(13%, 15.3%, 0%, 30.6%)

LAB

lab(63.22, 6.95, -13.52)

LCH

lch(63.22, 15.2, 297.21)

OKLCH

oklch(68.6%, 0.0395, 292.15)

HWB

hwb(248.9, 58.8%, 30.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#adb196

Analogous

#969fb1

#9a96b1

#a796b1

Triadic

#9a96b1

#b19a96

#96b19a

Split-complementary

#9a96b1

#b1a796

#9fb196

Tetradic

#9a96b1

#b196ad

#adb196

#96b19a

Square

#9a96b1

#b1969f

#adb196

#96b1a7

Shades

Color #9a96b1 mixed toward black.

#7c779a

#625d7d

#49465e

#312e3f

#18171f

Tints

Color #9a96b1 mixed toward white.

#aba7be

#bcb9cb

#cccad8

#dddce5

#eeedf2

Tones

Color #9a96b1 mixed toward gray.

#9c98af

#9d9aac

#9f9daa

#a09fa8

#a2a1a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.85:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.37:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.37:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9898ab · ΔE 3.7

Deuteranopia

#9999a9 · ΔE 4.8

Tritanopia

#9aa6a5 · ΔE 16.3

Achromatopsia

#999999 · ΔE 12.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9a96b1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9a96b1]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#9a96b1 (#9a96b1) is rgb(154, 150, 177) in RGB.

No, #9a96b1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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