#9f8dde

Color #9f8dde

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 18.19 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#9f8dde

RGB

rgb(159, 141, 222)

HSL

hsl(253.3, 55.1%, 71.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(253.3, 36.5%, 87.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(28.4%, 36.5%, 0%, 12.9%)

LAB

lab(63.09, 24.2, -38.89)

LCH

lch(63.09, 45.8, 301.89)

OKLCH

oklch(69.1%, 0.118, 293.26)

HWB

hwb(253.3, 55.3%, 12.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ccde8d

Analogous

#8da4de

#9f8dde

#c78dde

Triadic

#9f8dde

#de9f8d

#8dde9f

Split-complementary

#9f8dde

#dec78d

#a4de8d

Tetradic

#9f8dde

#de8dcc

#ccde8d

#8dde9f

Square

#9f8dde

#de8da4

#ccde8d

#8ddec7

Shades

Color #9f8dde mixed toward black.

#775ed0

#5436bc

#3f298d

#2a1b5e

#150e2f

Tints

Color #9f8dde mixed toward white.

#afa0e4

#bfb3e9

#cfc6ef

#dfd9f4

#efecfa

Tones

Color #9f8dde mixed toward gray.

#a394d7

#a79bd1

#aaa1ca

#aea8c3

#b2afbc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.86:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.34:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.34:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9897ce · ΔE 5.5

Deuteranopia

#999aca · ΔE 7

Tritanopia

#9ec0bd · ΔE 27.2

Achromatopsia

#999999 · ΔE 23.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9f8dde;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9f8dde]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#9f8dde (#9f8dde) is rgb(159, 141, 222) in RGB.

No, #9f8dde is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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