#9b9dab

Color #9b9dab

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.89 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 2

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Conversions

HEX

#9b9dab

RGB

rgb(155, 157, 171)

HSL

hsl(232.5, 8.7%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(232.5, 9.4%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.4%, 8.2%, 0%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(64.98, 2.1, -7.51)

LCH

lch(64.98, 7.8, 285.62)

OKLCH

oklch(69.9%, 0.0205, 279.28)

HWB

hwb(232.5, 60.8%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aba99b

Analogous

#9ba5ab

#9b9dab

#a19bab

Triadic

#9b9dab

#ab9b9d

#9dab9b

Split-complementary

#9b9dab

#aba19b

#a5ab9b

Tetradic

#9b9dab

#a99bab

#aba99b

#9dab9b

Square

#9b9dab

#ab9ba5

#aba99b

#9baba1

Shades

Color #9b9dab mixed toward black.

#7d8092

#636676

#4a4c59

#32333b

#19191e

Tints

Color #9b9dab mixed toward white.

#acadb9

#bcbec7

#cdced5

#dedee3

#eeeff1

Tones

Color #9b9dab mixed toward gray.

#9c9eaa

#9e9fa8

#9fa0a7

#a0a1a6

#a2a2a4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.8:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.8:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9ca8 · ΔE 1.2

Deuteranopia

#9c9ca7 · ΔE 1.5

Tritanopia

#9ba5a5 · ΔE 9.2

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 6.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9b9dab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9b9dab]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#9b9dab (#9b9dab) is rgb(155, 157, 171) in RGB.

No, #9b9dab is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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