#9e9cdd

Color #9e9cdd

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 18.22 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 8.1

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Conversions

HEX

#9e9cdd

RGB

rgb(158, 156, 221)

HSL

hsl(241.8, 48.9%, 73.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(241.8, 29.4%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(28.5%, 29.4%, 0%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(66.72, 15.1, -32.69)

LCH

lch(66.72, 36.01, 294.79)

OKLCH

oklch(71.9%, 0.0939, 285.19)

HWB

hwb(241.8, 61.2%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dbdd9c

Analogous

#9cbadd

#9e9cdd

#be9cdd

Triadic

#9e9cdd

#dd9e9c

#9cdd9e

Split-complementary

#9e9cdd

#ddbe9c

#badd9c

Tetradic

#9e9cdd

#dd9cdb

#dbdd9c

#9cdd9e

Square

#9e9cdd

#dd9cba

#dbdd9c

#9cddbe

Shades

Color #9e9cdd mixed toward black.

#706dcd

#4440bb

#33308c

#22205e

#11102f

Tints

Color #9e9cdd mixed toward white.

#aeace3

#bebde8

#cecdee

#dfdef4

#efeef9

Tones

Color #9e9cdd mixed toward gray.

#a3a1d8

#a8a7d2

#adaccd

#b2b2c7

#b7b7c2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.54:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.25:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.25:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9dd0 · ΔE 2.9

Deuteranopia

#9d9dcc · ΔE 3.8

Tritanopia

#9ec4c2 · ΔE 25.4

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 20.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9e9cdd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9e9cdd]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#9e9cdd (#9e9cdd) is rgb(158, 156, 221) in RGB.

No, #9e9cdd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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