#9e9ab2

Color #9e9ab2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 12.22 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#9e9ab2

RGB

rgb(158, 154, 178)

HSL

hsl(250, 13.5%, 65.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(250, 13.5%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.2%, 13.5%, 0%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(64.64, 6.27, -11.92)

LCH

lch(64.64, 13.47, 297.74)

OKLCH

oklch(69.8%, 0.035, 293.05)

HWB

hwb(250, 60.4%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aeb29a

Analogous

#9aa2b2

#9e9ab2

#aa9ab2

Triadic

#9e9ab2

#b29e9a

#9ab29e

Split-complementary

#9e9ab2

#b2aa9a

#a2b29a

Tetradic

#9e9ab2

#b29aae

#aeb29a

#9ab29e

Square

#9e9ab2

#b29aa2

#aeb29a

#9ab2aa

Shades

Color #9e9ab2 mixed toward black.

#807b9a

#65607e

#4c485e

#32303f

#19181f

Tints

Color #9e9ab2 mixed toward white.

#aeabbf

#bebccc

#ceccd9

#dfdde5

#efeef2

Tones

Color #9e9ab2 mixed toward gray.

#9f9cb0

#a19eae

#a2a0ac

#a3a2aa

#a5a4a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.72:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.72:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.72:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9cad · ΔE 3.5

Deuteranopia

#9d9dab · ΔE 4.6

Tritanopia

#9ea8a7 · ΔE 14.8

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 11.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9e9ab2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9e9ab2]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#9e9ab2 (#9e9ab2) is rgb(158, 154, 178) in RGB.

No, #9e9ab2 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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