#9e98b1

Color #9e98b1

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 12.52 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#9e98b1

RGB

rgb(158, 152, 177)

HSL

hsl(254.4, 13.8%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(254.4, 14.1%, 69.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.7%, 14.1%, 0%, 30.6%)

LAB

lab(64.08, 7.18, -12.2)

LCH

lch(64.08, 14.16, 300.48)

OKLCH

oklch(69.3%, 0.0368, 296.5)

HWB

hwb(254.4, 59.6%, 30.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#abb198

Analogous

#989eb1

#9e98b1

#aa98b1

Triadic

#9e98b1

#b19e98

#98b19e

Split-complementary

#9e98b1

#b1aa98

#9eb198

Tetradic

#9e98b1

#b198ab

#abb198

#98b19e

Square

#9e98b1

#b1989e

#abb198

#98b1aa

Shades

Color #9e98b1 mixed toward black.

#817999

#665f7d

#4c475e

#332f3e

#19181f

Tints

Color #9e98b1 mixed toward white.

#aea9be

#bebacb

#cecbd8

#dfdde5

#efeef2

Tones

Color #9e98b1 mixed toward gray.

#9f9aaf

#a09cad

#a19eab

#a2a0a9

#a3a2a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.77:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.58:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.58:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9bab · ΔE 4.7

Deuteranopia

#9c9caa · ΔE 5.4

Tritanopia

#9ea7a6 · ΔE 15.3

Achromatopsia

#9b9b9b · ΔE 11.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9e98b1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9e98b1]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#9e98b1 (#9e98b1) is rgb(158, 152, 177) in RGB.

No, #9e98b1 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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