#9e9ebe

Color #9e9ebe

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 14.53 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 8.4

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Conversions

HEX

#9e9ebe

RGB

rgb(158, 158, 190)

HSL

hsl(240, 19.8%, 68.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 16.8%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.8%, 16.8%, 0%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(66.09, 6.65, -16.45)

LCH

lch(66.09, 17.74, 292.01)

OKLCH

oklch(71%, 0.0463, 285.15)

HWB

hwb(240, 62%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bebe9e

Analogous

#9eaebe

#9e9ebe

#ae9ebe

Triadic

#9e9ebe

#be9e9e

#9ebe9e

Split-complementary

#9e9ebe

#beae9e

#aebe9e

Tetradic

#9e9ebe

#be9ebe

#bebe9e

#9ebe9e

Square

#9e9ebe

#be9eae

#bebe9e

#9ebeae

Shades

Color #9e9ebe mixed toward black.

#7b7ba7

#5d5d8b

#464668

#2e2e45

#171723

Tints

Color #9e9ebe mixed toward white.

#aeaec9

#bebed4

#cecede

#dfdfe9

#efeff4

Tones

Color #9e9ebe mixed toward gray.

#a1a1bb

#a3a3b9

#a6a6b6

#a9a9b3

#ababb1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.6:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.09:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9eb7 · ΔE 2.4

Deuteranopia

#9e9eb5 · ΔE 3.1

Tritanopia

#9eb1b0 · ΔE 18.2

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 13.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9e9ebe;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9e9ebe]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#9e9ebe (#9e9ebe) is rgb(158, 158, 190) in RGB.

No, #9e9ebe is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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