#9e98b7

Color #9e98b7

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 14.22 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.8

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Conversions

HEX

#9e98b7

RGB

rgb(158, 152, 183)

HSL

hsl(251.6, 17.7%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(251.6, 16.9%, 71.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.7%, 16.9%, 0%, 28.2%)

LAB

lab(64.28, 8.47, -15.27)

LCH

lch(64.28, 17.46, 299.02)

OKLCH

oklch(69.5%, 0.0453, 294.08)

HWB

hwb(251.6, 59.6%, 28.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b1b798

Analogous

#98a2b7

#9e98b7

#ae98b7

Triadic

#9e98b7

#b79e98

#98b79e

Split-complementary

#9e98b7

#b7ae98

#a2b798

Tetradic

#9e98b7

#b798b1

#b1b798

#98b79e

Square

#9e98b7

#b798a2

#b1b798

#98b7ae

Shades

Color #9e98b7 mixed toward black.

#7f77a0

#645c83

#4b4563

#322e42

#191721

Tints

Color #9e98b7 mixed toward white.

#aea9c3

#bebacf

#cfccdb

#dfdde7

#efeef3

Tones

Color #9e98b7 mixed toward gray.

#a09bb4

#a19db2

#a3a0af

#a4a2ad

#a6a5aa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.75:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.63:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.63:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9bb0 · ΔE 4.5

Deuteranopia

#9c9cae · ΔE 5.6

Tritanopia

#9eaaa9 · ΔE 17.7

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 13.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9e98b7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9e98b7]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#9e98b7 (#9e98b7) is rgb(158, 152, 183) in RGB.

No, #9e98b7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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