#9b9aaf

Color #9b9aaf

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 10.84 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#9b9aaf

RGB

rgb(155, 154, 175)

HSL

hsl(242.9, 11.6%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(242.9, 12%, 68.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.4%, 12%, 0%, 31.4%)

LAB

lab(64.3, 4.61, -10.77)

LCH

lch(64.3, 11.72, 293.17)

OKLCH

oklch(69.4%, 0.0305, 287.78)

HWB

hwb(242.9, 60.4%, 31.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aeaf9a

Analogous

#9aa3af

#9b9aaf

#a59aaf

Triadic

#9b9aaf

#af9b9a

#9aaf9b

Split-complementary

#9b9aaf

#afa59a

#a3af9a

Tetradic

#9b9aaf

#af9aae

#aeaf9a

#9aaf9b

Square

#9b9aaf

#af9aa3

#aeaf9a

#9aafa5

Shades

Color #9b9aaf mixed toward black.

#7d7b97

#62617a

#4a495c

#31303d

#19181f

Tints

Color #9b9aaf mixed toward white.

#acabbc

#bcbcca

#cdccd7

#dedde4

#eeeef2

Tones

Color #9b9aaf mixed toward gray.

#9d9cad

#9e9dab

#a09faa

#a1a1a8

#a3a3a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.75:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.63:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.63:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9baa · ΔE 2.6

Deuteranopia

#9b9ba9 · ΔE 3

Tritanopia

#9ba6a5 · ΔE 13.4

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 9.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #9b9aaf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9b9aaf]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#9b9aaf (#9b9aaf) is rgb(155, 154, 175) in RGB.

No, #9b9aaf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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