#9c9be3

Color #9c9be3

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 15.63 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#9c9be3

RGB

rgb(156, 155, 227)

HSL

hsl(240.8, 56.2%, 74.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240.8, 31.7%, 89%)

CMYK

cmyk(31.3%, 31.7%, 0%, 11%)

LAB

lab(66.56, 16.6, -36.26)

LCH

lch(66.56, 39.88, 294.6)

OKLCH

oklch(71.8%, 0.104, 284.08)

HWB

hwb(240.8, 60.8%, 11%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e2e39b

Analogous

#9bbee3

#9c9be3

#c09be3

Triadic

#9c9be3

#e39c9b

#9be39c

Split-complementary

#9c9be3

#e3c09b

#bee39b

Tetradic

#9c9be3

#e39be2

#e2e39b

#9be39c

Square

#9c9be3

#e39bbe

#e2e39b

#9be3c0

Shades

Color #9c9be3 mixed toward black.

#6b69d5

#3a38c7

#2b2a95

#1d1c63

#0e0e32

Tints

Color #9c9be3 mixed toward white.

#acace8

#bdbcec

#cdcdf1

#dedef6

#eeeefa

Tones

Color #9c9be3 mixed toward gray.

#a2a1dd

#a8a7d7

#adadd1

#b3b3cb

#b9b9c5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.56:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.21:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.21:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9cd4 · ΔE 3.1

Deuteranopia

#9c9cd1 · ΔE 3.8

Tritanopia

#9cc8c5 · ΔE 26.7

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 21.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9c9be3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9c9be3]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#9c9be3 (#9c9be3) is rgb(156, 155, 227) in RGB.

No, #9c9be3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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