#9d9ed7

Color #9d9ed7

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 21.03 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 8.3

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Conversions

HEX

#9d9ed7

RGB

rgb(157, 158, 215)

HSL

hsl(239, 42%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(239, 27%, 84.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(27%, 26.5%, 0%, 15.7%)

LAB

lab(66.92, 12.19, -29.07)

LCH

lch(66.92, 31.52, 292.75)

OKLCH

oklch(71.9%, 0.0825, 283.31)

HWB

hwb(239, 61.6%, 15.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d7d69d

Analogous

#9dbbd7

#9d9ed7

#b99dd7

Triadic

#9d9ed7

#d79d9e

#9ed79d

Split-complementary

#9d9ed7

#d7b99d

#bbd79d

Tetradic

#9d9ed7

#d69dd7

#d7d69d

#9ed79d

Square

#9d9ed7

#d79dbb

#d7d69d

#9dd7b9

Shades

Color #9d9ed7 mixed toward black.

#7172c5

#484ab0

#363784

#242558

#12122c

Tints

Color #9d9ed7 mixed toward white.

#adaede

#bebee4

#ceceeb

#dedff2

#efeff8

Tones

Color #9d9ed7 mixed toward gray.

#a2a3d2

#a7a7cd

#abacc8

#b0b1c4

#b5b5bf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.53:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.31:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.31:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9dcb · ΔE 2.7

Deuteranopia

#9d9dc8 · ΔE 3.5

Tritanopia

#9dc1bf · ΔE 24.5

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 19.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9d9ed7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9d9ed7]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#9d9ed7 (#9d9ed7) is rgb(157, 158, 215) in RGB.

No, #9d9ed7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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