#9e9ab6

Color #9e9ab6

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 13.21 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#9e9ab6

RGB

rgb(158, 154, 182)

HSL

hsl(248.6, 16.1%, 65.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(248.6, 15.4%, 71.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.2%, 15.4%, 0%, 28.6%)

LAB

lab(64.77, 7.13, -13.97)

LCH

lch(64.77, 15.68, 297.04)

OKLCH

oklch(69.9%, 0.0407, 291.91)

HWB

hwb(248.6, 60.4%, 28.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b2b69a

Analogous

#9aa4b6

#9e9ab6

#ac9ab6

Triadic

#9e9ab6

#b69e9a

#9ab69e

Split-complementary

#9e9ab6

#b6ac9a

#a4b69a

Tetradic

#9e9ab6

#b69ab2

#b2b69a

#9ab69e

Square

#9e9ab6

#b69aa4

#b2b69a

#9ab6ac

Shades

Color #9e9ab6 mixed toward black.

#7f7a9f

#635e82

#4a4662

#322f41

#191721

Tints

Color #9e9ab6 mixed toward white.

#aeabc2

#bebcce

#cfcddb

#dfdde7

#efeef3

Tones

Color #9e9ab6 mixed toward gray.

#a09cb4

#a19fb1

#a3a1af

#a5a3ad

#a6a6aa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.75:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.75:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9cb0 · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#9d9dae · ΔE 4.7

Tritanopia

#9eaba9 · ΔE 17.1

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 12.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #9e9ab6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9e9ab6]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#9e9ab6 (#9e9ab6) is rgb(158, 154, 182) in RGB.

No, #9e9ab6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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