#9e98b5

Color #9e98b5

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 13.58 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#9e98b5

RGB

rgb(158, 152, 181)

HSL

hsl(252.4, 16.4%, 65.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(252.4, 16%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.7%, 16%, 0%, 29%)

LAB

lab(64.21, 8.04, -14.25)

LCH

lch(64.21, 16.36, 299.43)

OKLCH

oklch(69.5%, 0.0425, 294.76)

HWB

hwb(252.4, 59.6%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#afb598

Analogous

#98a1b5

#9e98b5

#ad98b5

Triadic

#9e98b5

#b59e98

#98b59e

Split-complementary

#9e98b5

#b5ad98

#a1b598

Tetradic

#9e98b5

#b598af

#afb598

#98b59e

Square

#9e98b5

#b598a1

#afb598

#98b5ad

Shades

Color #9e98b5 mixed toward black.

#80789e

#645d81

#4b4661

#322e41

#191720

Tints

Color #9e98b5 mixed toward white.

#aea9c1

#bebace

#cfccda

#dfdde6

#efeef3

Tones

Color #9e98b5 mixed toward gray.

#9f9ab3

#a19db0

#a29fae

#a4a2ab

#a5a4a9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.61:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.61:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9baf · ΔE 4.4

Deuteranopia

#9c9cad · ΔE 5.4

Tritanopia

#9ea9a8 · ΔE 16.9

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 13.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9e98b5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9e98b5]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#9e98b5 (#9e98b5) is rgb(158, 152, 181) in RGB.

No, #9e98b5 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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