#9f98cf

Color #9f98cf

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 20.67 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 9.7

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Conversions

HEX

#9f98cf

RGB

rgb(159, 152, 207)

HSL

hsl(247.6, 36.4%, 70.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(247.6, 26.6%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.2%, 26.6%, 0%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(65.23, 14.27, -27.24)

LCH

lch(65.23, 30.75, 297.65)

OKLCH

oklch(70.6%, 0.0798, 290)

HWB

hwb(247.6, 59.6%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c8cf98

Analogous

#98adcf

#9f98cf

#ba98cf

Triadic

#9f98cf

#cf9f98

#98cf9f

Split-complementary

#9f98cf

#cfba98

#adcf98

Tetradic

#9f98cf

#cf98c8

#c8cf98

#98cf9f

Square

#9f98cf

#cf98ad

#c8cf98

#98cfba

Shades

Color #9f98cf mixed toward black.

#796fbc

#574ca3

#41397a

#2c2652

#161329

Tints

Color #9f98cf mixed toward white.

#afa9d7

#bfbadf

#cfcce7

#dfddef

#efeef7

Tones

Color #9f98cf mixed toward gray.

#a29dca

#a6a1c6

#a9a6c1

#adaabd

#b0afb8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.87:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.87:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9cc4 · ΔE 3.8

Deuteranopia

#9c9dc1 · ΔE 5

Tritanopia

#9fbab8 · ΔE 24.2

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 19.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9f98cf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9f98cf]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#9f98cf (#9f98cf) is rgb(159, 152, 207) in RGB.

No, #9f98cf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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