#9d9fb2

Color #9d9fb2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 11.06 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#9d9fb2

RGB

rgb(157, 159, 178)

HSL

hsl(234.3, 12%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(234.3, 11.8%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.8%, 10.7%, 0%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(65.89, 3.14, -10.06)

LCH

lch(65.89, 10.54, 287.33)

OKLCH

oklch(70.7%, 0.0276, 280.86)

HWB

hwb(234.3, 61.6%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b2b09d

Analogous

#9daab2

#9d9fb2

#a69db2

Triadic

#9d9fb2

#b29d9f

#9fb29d

Split-complementary

#9d9fb2

#b2a69d

#aab29d

Tetradic

#9d9fb2

#b09db2

#b2b09d

#9fb29d

Square

#9d9fb2

#b29daa

#b2b09d

#9db2a6

Shades

Color #9d9fb2 mixed toward black.

#7e8099

#62657d

#4a4c5e

#31323f

#19191f

Tints

Color #9d9fb2 mixed toward white.

#adafbf

#bebfcc

#cecfd9

#dedfe5

#efeff2

Tones

Color #9d9fb2 mixed toward gray.

#9fa0b0

#a1a2af

#a2a3ad

#a4a5ab

#a6a6a9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.61:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.04:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.04:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9eae · ΔE 1.4

Deuteranopia

#9e9ead · ΔE 1.7

Tritanopia

#9daaa9 · ΔE 12.3

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 8.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9d9fb2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9d9fb2]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#9d9fb2 (#9d9fb2) is rgb(157, 159, 178) in RGB.

No, #9d9fb2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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