#9c9fc0

Color #9c9fc0

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 14.29 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#9c9fc0

RGB

rgb(156, 159, 192)

HSL

hsl(235, 22.2%, 68.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(235, 18.7%, 75.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.7%, 17.2%, 0%, 24.7%)

LAB

lab(66.27, 5.89, -17.31)

LCH

lch(66.27, 18.28, 288.79)

OKLCH

oklch(71.1%, 0.0481, 281.03)

HWB

hwb(235, 61.2%, 24.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c0bd9c

Analogous

#9cb1c0

#9c9fc0

#ab9cc0

Triadic

#9c9fc0

#c09c9f

#9fc09c

Split-complementary

#9c9fc0

#c0ab9c

#b1c09c

Tetradic

#9c9fc0

#bd9cc0

#c0bd9c

#9fc09c

Square

#9c9fc0

#c09cb1

#c0bd9c

#9cc0ab

Shades

Color #9c9fc0 mixed toward black.

#787da9

#5a5e8e

#44476a

#2d2f47

#171823

Tints

Color #9c9fc0 mixed toward white.

#acafca

#bdbfd5

#cdcfdf

#dedfea

#eeeff4

Tones

Color #9c9fc0 mixed toward gray.

#9fa1bd

#a2a4ba

#a5a6b7

#a8a9b4

#ababb1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.58:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.13:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.13:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9db9 · ΔE 2

Deuteranopia

#9d9db7 · ΔE 2.5

Tritanopia

#9cb3b1 · ΔE 19

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 13.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9c9fc0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9c9fc0]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#9c9fc0 (#9c9fc0) is rgb(156, 159, 192) in RGB.

No, #9c9fc0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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