#9d97bc

Color #9d97bc

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 16.28 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.6

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Conversions

HEX

#9d97bc

RGB

rgb(157, 151, 188)

HSL

hsl(249.7, 21.6%, 66.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(249.7, 19.7%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.5%, 19.7%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(64.11, 9.81, -18.35)

LCH

lch(64.11, 20.81, 298.13)

OKLCH

oklch(69.4%, 0.0541, 292.39)

HWB

hwb(249.7, 59.2%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b6bc97

Analogous

#97a4bc

#9d97bc

#b097bc

Triadic

#9d97bc

#bc9d97

#97bc9d

Split-complementary

#9d97bc

#bcb097

#a4bc97

Tetradic

#9d97bc

#bc97b6

#b6bc97

#97bc9d

Square

#9d97bc

#bc97a4

#b6bc97

#97bcb0

Shades

Color #9d97bc mixed toward black.

#7d75a6

#615989

#484267

#302c45

#181622

Tints

Color #9d97bc mixed toward white.

#ada8c7

#bebad2

#cecbde

#dedce9

#efeef4

Tones

Color #9d97bc mixed toward gray.

#9f9ab9

#a19db6

#a3a0b3

#a5a3b0

#a7a6ad

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.77:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.59:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.59:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a9ab4 · ΔE 4.3

Deuteranopia

#9b9bb2 · ΔE 5.3

Tritanopia

#9dadac · ΔE 19.9

Achromatopsia

#9b9b9b · ΔE 15.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9d97bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9d97bc]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#9d97bc (#9d97bc) is rgb(157, 151, 188) in RGB.

No, #9d97bc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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