#9b8acf

Color #9b8acf

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 19.88 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 8.5

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Conversions

HEX

#9b8acf

RGB

rgb(155, 138, 207)

HSL

hsl(254.8, 41.8%, 67.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(254.8, 33.3%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.1%, 33.3%, 0%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(61.35, 21.06, -33.26)

LCH

lch(61.35, 39.37, 302.34)

OKLCH

oklch(67.5%, 0.1016, 294.85)

HWB

hwb(254.8, 54.1%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#becf8a

Analogous

#8a9bcf

#9b8acf

#bd8acf

Triadic

#9b8acf

#cf9b8a

#8acf9b

Split-complementary

#9b8acf

#cfbd8a

#9bcf8a

Tetradic

#9b8acf

#cf8abe

#becf8a

#8acf9b

Square

#9b8acf

#cf8a9b

#becf8a

#8acfbd

Shades

Color #9b8acf mixed toward black.

#7861be

#5b43a3

#44327a

#2d2151

#171129

Tints

Color #9b8acf mixed toward white.

#ac9dd7

#bcb1df

#cdc4e7

#ded8ef

#eeebf7

Tones

Color #9b8acf mixed toward gray.

#9e90c9

#a195c3

#a49bbe

#a7a1b8

#a9a7b2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.93:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.93:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9494c1 · ΔE 5.9

Deuteranopia

#9596be · ΔE 7.1

Tritanopia

#9ab5b3 · ΔE 25.4

Achromatopsia

#949494 · ΔE 21.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9b8acf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9b8acf]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#9b8acf (#9b8acf) is rgb(155, 138, 207) in RGB.

No, #9b8acf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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