#9f96f6

Color #9f96f6

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 16.59 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#9f96f6

RGB

rgb(159, 150, 246)

HSL

hsl(245.6, 84.2%, 77.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(245.6, 39%, 96.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(35.4%, 39%, 0%, 3.5%)

LAB

lab(66.39, 25.19, -46.94)

LCH

lch(66.39, 53.27, 298.22)

OKLCH

oklch(72%, 0.1375, 286.7)

HWB

hwb(245.6, 58.8%, 3.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#edf696

Analogous

#96bdf6

#9f96f6

#cf96f6

Triadic

#9f96f6

#f69f96

#96f69f

Split-complementary

#9f96f6

#f6cf96

#bdf696

Tetradic

#9f96f6

#f696ed

#edf696

#96f69f

Square

#9f96f6

#f696bd

#edf696

#96f6cf

Shades

Color #9f96f6 mixed toward black.

#6759f1

#301cec

#1f10b6

#150a79

#0a053d

Tints

Color #9f96f6 mixed toward white.

#afa7f7

#bfb9f9

#cfcafa

#dfdcfc

#efedfd

Tones

Color #9f96f6 mixed toward gray.

#a59eee

#aca6e6

#b2aede

#b9b6d6

#bfbece

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.57:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.17:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.17:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9be4 · ΔE 3.7

Deuteranopia

#9c9cdf · ΔE 4.7

Tritanopia

#9fd3d0 · ΔE 29.8

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 24.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9f96f6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9f96f6]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#9f96f6 (#9f96f6) is rgb(159, 150, 246) in RGB.

No, #9f96f6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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