#9e97dc

Color #9e97dc

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 17.64 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 8.8

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Conversions

HEX

#9e97dc

RGB

rgb(158, 151, 220)

HSL

hsl(246.1, 49.6%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(246.1, 31.4%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(28.2%, 31.4%, 0%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(65.41, 17.7, -34.17)

LCH

lch(65.41, 38.48, 297.38)

OKLCH

oklch(70.9%, 0.0998, 288.22)

HWB

hwb(246.1, 59.2%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d5dc97

Analogous

#97b2dc

#9e97dc

#c097dc

Triadic

#9e97dc

#dc9e97

#97dc9e

Split-complementary

#9e97dc

#dcc097

#b2dc97

Tetradic

#9e97dc

#dc97d5

#d5dc97

#97dc9e

Square

#9e97dc

#dc97b2

#d5dc97

#97dcc0

Shades

Color #9e97dc mixed toward black.

#7369cc

#4b3eb9

#382f8b

#251f5c

#13102e

Tints

Color #9e97dc mixed toward white.

#aea8e2

#bebae8

#cecbed

#dfdcf3

#efeef9

Tones

Color #9e97dc mixed toward gray.

#a29dd6

#a7a2d0

#aca8cb

#b0aec5

#b5b4bf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.91:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.91:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9bce · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#9b9cca · ΔE 4.7

Tritanopia

#9ec2bf · ΔE 26.2

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 21.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9e97dc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9e97dc]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#9e97dc (#9e97dc) is rgb(158, 151, 220) in RGB.

No, #9e97dc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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