#9c9fe3

Color #9c9fe3

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 16.46 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#9c9fe3

RGB

rgb(156, 159, 227)

HSL

hsl(237.5, 55.9%, 75.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(237.5, 31.3%, 89%)

CMYK

cmyk(31.3%, 30%, 0%, 11%)

LAB

lab(67.58, 14.33, -34.67)

LCH

lch(67.58, 37.51, 292.46)

OKLCH

oklch(72.6%, 0.0983, 281.68)

HWB

hwb(237.5, 61.2%, 11%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e3e09c

Analogous

#9cc2e3

#9c9fe3

#bd9ce3

Triadic

#9c9fe3

#e39c9f

#9fe39c

Split-complementary

#9c9fe3

#e3bd9c

#c2e39c

Tetradic

#9c9fe3

#e09ce3

#e3e09c

#9fe39c

Square

#9c9fe3

#e39cc2

#e3e09c

#9ce3bd

Shades

Color #9c9fe3 mixed toward black.

#6a6fd5

#383ec7

#2a2f95

#1c1f64

#0e1032

Tints

Color #9c9fe3 mixed toward white.

#adafe8

#bdbfec

#cecff1

#dedff6

#efeffa

Tones

Color #9c9fe3 mixed toward gray.

#a2a4dd

#a8aad7

#aeafd1

#b4b5cb

#babac5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.48:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.48:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9dd5 · ΔE 2.9

Deuteranopia

#9d9dd2 · ΔE 3.6

Tritanopia

#9cc9c7 · ΔE 25.8

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 20.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9c9fe3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9c9fe3]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#9c9fe3 (#9c9fe3) is rgb(156, 159, 227) in RGB.

No, #9c9fe3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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