#9e9eaa

Color #9e9eaa

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.65 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 1

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Conversions

HEX

#9e9eaa

RGB

rgb(158, 158, 170)

HSL

hsl(240, 6.6%, 64.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 7.1%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.1%, 7.1%, 0%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(65.46, 2.37, -6.22)

LCH

lch(65.46, 6.66, 290.86)

OKLCH

oklch(70.3%, 0.0174, 286.04)

HWB

hwb(240, 62%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aaaa9e

Analogous

#9ea4aa

#9e9eaa

#a49eaa

Triadic

#9e9eaa

#aa9e9e

#9eaa9e

Split-complementary

#9e9eaa

#aaa49e

#a4aa9e

Tetradic

#9e9eaa

#aa9eaa

#aaaa9e

#9eaa9e

Square

#9e9eaa

#aa9ea4

#aaaa9e

#9eaaa4

Shades

Color #9e9eaa mixed toward black.

#818190

#666675

#4d4d57

#33333a

#1a1a1d

Tints

Color #9e9eaa mixed toward white.

#aeaeb8

#bebec6

#ceced4

#dfdfe3

#efeff1

Tones

Color #9e9eaa mixed toward gray.

#9f9fa9

#a0a0a8

#a1a1a7

#a2a2a6

#a3a3a5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.93:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.93:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9ea7 · ΔE 1.4

Deuteranopia

#9e9ea7 · ΔE 1.4

Tritanopia

#9ea5a4 · ΔE 8.5

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 6.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9e9eaa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9e9eaa]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#9e9eaa (#9e9eaa) is rgb(158, 158, 170) in RGB.

No, #9e9eaa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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