#9d9bbe

Color #9d9bbe

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 15.37 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.2

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Conversions

HEX

#9d9bbe

RGB

rgb(157, 155, 190)

HSL

hsl(243.4, 21.2%, 67.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(243.4, 18.4%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.4%, 18.4%, 0%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(65.22, 8.01, -17.77)

LCH

lch(65.22, 19.49, 294.26)

OKLCH

oklch(70.3%, 0.0508, 287.65)

HWB

hwb(243.4, 60.8%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bcbe9b

Analogous

#9baabe

#9d9bbe

#ae9bbe

Triadic

#9d9bbe

#be9d9b

#9bbe9d

Split-complementary

#9d9bbe

#beae9b

#aabe9b

Tetradic

#9d9bbe

#be9bbc

#bcbe9b

#9bbe9d

Square

#9d9bbe

#be9baa

#bcbe9b

#9bbeae

Shades

Color #9d9bbe mixed toward black.

#7b78a7

#5d5b8b

#464468

#2f2d46

#171723

Tints

Color #9d9bbe mixed toward white.

#adacc9

#bebcd4

#cecdde

#dedee9

#efeef4

Tones

Color #9d9bbe mixed toward gray.

#9f9ebb

#a2a1b8

#a5a4b5

#a7a7b2

#aaa9af

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.87:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.87:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9cb6 · ΔE 3.1

Deuteranopia

#9c9cb4 · ΔE 3.8

Tritanopia

#9db0af · ΔE 19.4

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 14.4

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #9d9bbe;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9d9bbe]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#9d9bbe (#9d9bbe) is rgb(157, 155, 190) in RGB.

No, #9d9bbe is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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