#9c9cbf

Color #9c9cbf

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 15.18 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 8.7

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Conversions

HEX

#9c9cbf

RGB

rgb(156, 156, 191)

HSL

hsl(240, 21.5%, 68%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 18.3%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.3%, 18.3%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(65.44, 7.35, -18.01)

LCH

lch(65.44, 19.45, 292.2)

OKLCH

oklch(70.5%, 0.0508, 285.05)

HWB

hwb(240, 61.2%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bfbf9c

Analogous

#9cadbf

#9c9cbf

#ad9cbf

Triadic

#9c9cbf

#bf9c9c

#9cbf9c

Split-complementary

#9c9cbf

#bfad9c

#adbf9c

Tetradic

#9c9cbf

#bf9cbf

#bfbf9c

#9cbf9c

Square

#9c9cbf

#bf9cad

#bfbf9c

#9cbfad

Shades

Color #9c9cbf mixed toward black.

#7979a8

#5b5b8c

#444469

#2d2d46

#171723

Tints

Color #9c9cbf mixed toward white.

#acacca

#bdbdd4

#cdcddf

#dedeea

#eeeef4

Tones

Color #9c9cbf mixed toward gray.

#9f9fbc

#a2a2b9

#a5a5b6

#a8a8b3

#aaaab0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.92:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.92:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9cb7 · ΔE 2.6

Deuteranopia

#9c9cb5 · ΔE 3.3

Tritanopia

#9cb1b0 · ΔE 19.4

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 14.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9c9cbf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9c9cbf]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#9c9cbf (#9c9cbf) is rgb(156, 156, 191) in RGB.

No, #9c9cbf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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