#9e9ead

Color #9e9ead

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.11 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 2.3

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Conversions

HEX

#9e9ead

RGB

rgb(158, 158, 173)

HSL

hsl(240, 8.4%, 64.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 8.7%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.7%, 8.7%, 0%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(65.55, 2.99, -7.77)

LCH

lch(65.55, 8.33, 291.05)

OKLCH

oklch(70.4%, 0.0217, 285.76)

HWB

hwb(240, 62%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#adad9e

Analogous

#9ea5ad

#9e9ead

#a59ead

Triadic

#9e9ead

#ad9e9e

#9ead9e

Split-complementary

#9e9ead

#ada59e

#a5ad9e

Tetradic

#9e9ead

#ad9ead

#adad9e

#9ead9e

Square

#9e9ead

#ad9ea5

#adad9e

#9eada5

Shades

Color #9e9ead mixed toward black.

#808094

#656578

#4c4c5a

#33333c

#19191e

Tints

Color #9e9ead mixed toward white.

#aeaebb

#bebec8

#ceced6

#dfdfe4

#efeff1

Tones

Color #9e9ead mixed toward gray.

#9f9fac

#a0a0ab

#a2a2a9

#a3a3a8

#a4a4a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.95:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.95:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9eaa · ΔE 1.3

Deuteranopia

#9e9ea9 · ΔE 1.8

Tritanopia

#9ea7a6 · ΔE 10.3

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 7.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9e9ead;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9e9ead]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#9e9ead (#9e9ead) is rgb(158, 158, 173) in RGB.

No, #9e9ead is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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