#9e9eb5

Color #9e9eb5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 12.08 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#9e9eb5

RGB

rgb(158, 158, 181)

HSL

hsl(240, 13.5%, 66.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 12.7%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.7%, 12.7%, 0%, 29%)

LAB

lab(65.79, 4.68, -11.87)

LCH

lch(65.79, 12.76, 291.52)

OKLCH

oklch(70.7%, 0.0333, 285.5)

HWB

hwb(240, 62%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b5b59e

Analogous

#9eaab5

#9e9eb5

#aa9eb5

Triadic

#9e9eb5

#b59e9e

#9eb59e

Split-complementary

#9e9eb5

#b5aa9e

#aab59e

Tetradic

#9e9eb5

#b59eb5

#b5b59e

#9eb59e

Square

#9e9eb5

#b59eaa

#b5b59e

#9eb5aa

Shades

Color #9e9eb5 mixed toward black.

#7e7e9d

#626280

#494960

#313140

#181820

Tints

Color #9e9eb5 mixed toward white.

#aeaec1

#bebece

#cfcfda

#dfdfe6

#efeff3

Tones

Color #9e9eb5 mixed toward gray.

#a0a0b3

#a2a2b1

#a4a4af

#a6a6ad

#a8a8ab

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.01:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.01:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9eb0 · ΔE 1.9

Deuteranopia

#9e9eaf · ΔE 2.3

Tritanopia

#9eacab · ΔE 14.5

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 10.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9e9eb5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9e9eb5]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#9e9eb5 (#9e9eb5) is rgb(158, 158, 181) in RGB.

No, #9e9eb5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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