#9b9db1

Color #9b9db1

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 10.84 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#9b9db1

RGB

rgb(155, 157, 177)

HSL

hsl(234.5, 12.4%, 65.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(234.5, 12.4%, 69.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.4%, 11.3%, 0%, 30.6%)

LAB

lab(65.17, 3.37, -10.6)

LCH

lch(65.17, 11.12, 287.64)

OKLCH

oklch(70.1%, 0.0291, 281.08)

HWB

hwb(234.5, 60.8%, 30.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b1af9b

Analogous

#9ba8b1

#9b9db1

#a49bb1

Triadic

#9b9db1

#b19b9d

#9db19b

Split-complementary

#9b9db1

#b1a49b

#a8b19b

Tetradic

#9b9db1

#af9bb1

#b1af9b

#9db19b

Square

#9b9db1

#b19ba8

#b1af9b

#9bb1a4

Shades

Color #9b9db1 mixed toward black.

#7c7f99

#61637c

#494b5d

#30323e

#18191f

Tints

Color #9b9db1 mixed toward white.

#acadbe

#bcbecb

#cdced8

#dedee5

#eeeff2

Tones

Color #9b9db1 mixed toward gray.

#9d9eaf

#9fa0ad

#a0a1ac

#a2a3aa

#a4a5a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.85:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.85:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9cac · ΔE 1.7

Deuteranopia

#9c9cab · ΔE 2.1

Tritanopia

#9ba9a8 · ΔE 13

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 9.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9b9db1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9b9db1]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#9b9db1 (#9b9db1) is rgb(155, 157, 177) in RGB.

No, #9b9db1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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