#9e9eeb

Color #9e9eeb

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 14.63 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#9e9eeb

RGB

rgb(158, 158, 235)

HSL

hsl(240, 65.8%, 77.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 32.8%, 92.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(32.8%, 32.8%, 0%, 7.8%)

LAB

lab(67.81, 17.5, -38.69)

LCH

lch(67.81, 42.46, 294.34)

OKLCH

oklch(72.9%, 0.1109, 283.3)

HWB

hwb(240, 62%, 7.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ebeb9e

Analogous

#9ec5eb

#9e9eeb

#c59eeb

Triadic

#9e9eeb

#eb9e9e

#9eeb9e

Split-complementary

#9e9eeb

#ebc59e

#c5eb9e

Tetradic

#9e9eeb

#eb9eeb

#ebeb9e

#9eeb9e

Square

#9e9eeb

#eb9ec5

#ebeb9e

#9eebc5

Shades

Color #9e9eeb mixed toward black.

#6868e0

#3232d5

#2222a3

#16166d

#0b0b36

Tints

Color #9e9eeb mixed toward white.

#aeaeee

#bebef2

#cfcff5

#dfdff8

#efeffc

Tones

Color #9e9eeb mixed toward gray.

#a5a5e5

#ababde

#b1b1d8

#b8b8d1

#bebecb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.46:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.54:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.54:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9edc · ΔE 2.9

Deuteranopia

#9e9ed8 · ΔE 3.7

Tritanopia

#9ececb · ΔE 27.3

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 22.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9e9eeb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9e9eeb]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#9e9eeb (#9e9eeb) is rgb(158, 158, 235) in RGB.

No, #9e9eeb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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