#9b9fdf

Color #9b9fdf

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 17.72 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#9b9fdf

RGB

rgb(155, 159, 223)

HSL

hsl(236.5, 51.5%, 74.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(236.5, 30.5%, 87.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(30.5%, 28.7%, 0%, 12.5%)

LAB

lab(67.35, 13.03, -32.84)

LCH

lch(67.35, 35.33, 291.64)

OKLCH

oklch(72.3%, 0.0928, 281.06)

HWB

hwb(236.5, 60.8%, 12.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dfdb9b

Analogous

#9bc1df

#9b9fdf

#b99bdf

Triadic

#9b9fdf

#df9b9f

#9fdf9b

Split-complementary

#9b9fdf

#dfb99b

#c1df9b

Tetradic

#9b9fdf

#db9bdf

#dfdb9b

#9fdf9b

Square

#9b9fdf

#df9bc1

#dfdb9b

#9bdfb9

Shades

Color #9b9fdf mixed toward black.

#6b71d0

#3d45bf

#2e338f

#1f225f

#0f1130

Tints

Color #9b9fdf mixed toward white.

#acafe4

#bcbfea

#cdcfef

#dedff4

#eeeffa

Tones

Color #9b9fdf mixed toward gray.

#a1a4d9

#a6a9d4

#acaece

#b2b3c8

#b7b8c3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.49:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.42:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.42:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9dd2 · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#9d9cce · ΔE 3.9

Tritanopia

#9bc7c4 · ΔE 25.8

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 20.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9b9fdf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9b9fdf]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#9b9fdf (#9b9fdf) is rgb(155, 159, 223) in RGB.

No, #9b9fdf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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