#9f9bab

Color #9f9bab

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.09 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#9f9bab

RGB

rgb(159, 155, 171)

HSL

hsl(255, 8.7%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(255, 9.4%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(7%, 9.4%, 0%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(64.77, 4.59, -7.8)

LCH

lch(64.77, 9.05, 300.48)

OKLCH

oklch(69.8%, 0.0235, 297.33)

HWB

hwb(255, 60.8%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a7ab9b

Analogous

#9b9fab

#9f9bab

#a79bab

Triadic

#9f9bab

#ab9f9b

#9bab9f

Split-complementary

#9f9bab

#aba79b

#9fab9b

Tetradic

#9f9bab

#ab9ba7

#a7ab9b

#9bab9f

Square

#9f9bab

#ab9b9f

#a7ab9b

#9baba7

Shades

Color #9f9bab mixed toward black.

#837d92

#686376

#4e4a59

#34323b

#1a191e

Tints

Color #9f9bab mixed toward white.

#afacb9

#bfbcc7

#cfcdd5

#dfdee3

#efeef1

Tones

Color #9f9bab mixed toward gray.

#a09caa

#a09ea8

#a19fa7

#a2a0a6

#a2a2a4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.75:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.75:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9da7 · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#9e9ea6 · ΔE 4.4

Tritanopia

#9fa4a4 · ΔE 10.2

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 8.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9f9bab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9f9bab]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#9f9bab (#9f9bab) is rgb(159, 155, 171) in RGB.

No, #9f9bab is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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