#9c9db5

Color #9c9db5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 11.74 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#9c9db5

RGB

rgb(156, 157, 181)

HSL

hsl(237.6, 14.5%, 66.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(237.6, 13.8%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.8%, 13.3%, 0%, 29%)

LAB

lab(65.37, 4.57, -12.52)

LCH

lch(65.37, 13.33, 290.05)

OKLCH

oklch(70.3%, 0.0349, 283.6)

HWB

hwb(237.6, 61.2%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b5b49c

Analogous

#9caab5

#9c9db5

#a89cb5

Triadic

#9c9db5

#b59c9d

#9db59c

Split-complementary

#9c9db5

#b5a89c

#aab59c

Tetradic

#9c9db5

#b49cb5

#b5b49c

#9db59c

Square

#9c9db5

#b59caa

#b5b49c

#9cb5a8

Shades

Color #9c9db5 mixed toward black.

#7c7d9d

#606181

#484960

#303140

#181820

Tints

Color #9c9db5 mixed toward white.

#adadc1

#bdbece

#ceceda

#dedee6

#efeff3

Tones

Color #9c9db5 mixed toward gray.

#9e9fb3

#a0a1b1

#a2a3af

#a4a5ad

#a6a7ab

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.9:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.9:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9cb0 · ΔE 1.5

Deuteranopia

#9c9cae · ΔE 2.3

Tritanopia

#9cabaa · ΔE 14.8

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 10.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9c9db5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9c9db5]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#9c9db5 (#9c9db5) is rgb(156, 157, 181) in RGB.

No, #9c9db5 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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