#9b98e0

Color #9b98e0

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 15.82 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 8.5

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Conversions

HEX

#9b98e0

RGB

rgb(155, 152, 224)

HSL

hsl(242.5, 53.7%, 73.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(242.5, 32.1%, 87.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(30.8%, 32.1%, 0%, 12.2%)

LAB

lab(65.6, 17.26, -36.11)

LCH

lch(65.6, 40.02, 295.55)

OKLCH

oklch(71%, 0.1042, 285.3)

HWB

hwb(242.5, 59.6%, 12.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dde098

Analogous

#98b9e0

#9b98e0

#bf98e0

Triadic

#9b98e0

#e09b98

#98e09b

Split-complementary

#9b98e0

#e0bf98

#b9e098

Tetradic

#9b98e0

#e098dd

#dde098

#98e09b

Square

#9b98e0

#e098b9

#dde098

#98e0bf

Shades

Color #9b98e0 mixed toward black.

#6c68d1

#403ac1

#302c90

#201d60

#100f30

Tints

Color #9b98e0 mixed toward white.

#aca9e5

#bcbaea

#cdcbef

#deddf5

#eeeefa

Tones

Color #9b98e0 mixed toward gray.

#a09eda

#a6a4d4

#abaace

#b1b0c8

#b6b6c2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.96:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.96:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a9ad1 · ΔE 3.2

Deuteranopia

#9a9ace · ΔE 3.9

Tritanopia

#9bc5c2 · ΔE 26.7

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 21.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9b98e0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9b98e0]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#9b98e0 (#9b98e0) is rgb(155, 152, 224) in RGB.

No, #9b98e0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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