#9e9fad

Color #9e9fad

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.48 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 1.8

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Conversions

HEX

#9e9fad

RGB

rgb(158, 159, 173)

HSL

hsl(236, 8.4%, 64.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(236, 8.7%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.7%, 8.1%, 0%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(65.81, 2.43, -7.37)

LCH

lch(65.81, 7.76, 288.25)

OKLCH

oklch(70.6%, 0.0203, 282.53)

HWB

hwb(236, 62%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#adac9e

Analogous

#9ea6ad

#9e9fad

#a49ead

Triadic

#9e9fad

#ad9e9f

#9fad9e

Split-complementary

#9e9fad

#ada49e

#a6ad9e

Tetradic

#9e9fad

#ac9ead

#adac9e

#9fad9e

Square

#9e9fad

#ad9ea6

#adac9e

#9eada4

Shades

Color #9e9fad mixed toward black.

#808194

#656678

#4c4d5a

#33333c

#191a1e

Tints

Color #9e9fad mixed toward white.

#aeafbb

#bebfc8

#cecfd6

#dfdfe4

#efeff1

Tones

Color #9e9fad mixed toward gray.

#9fa0ac

#a0a1ab

#a2a2a9

#a3a3a8

#a4a4a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.02:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.02:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9eaa · ΔE 0.9

Deuteranopia

#9e9ea9 · ΔE 1.3

Tritanopia

#9ea7a7 · ΔE 9.2

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 6.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9e9fad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9e9fad]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#9e9fad (#9e9fad) is rgb(158, 159, 173) in RGB.

No, #9e9fad is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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