#9f9ecb

Color #9f9ecb

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 18.01 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 9.6

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Conversions

HEX

#9f9ecb

RGB

rgb(159, 158, 203)

HSL

hsl(241.3, 30.2%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(241.3, 22.2%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.7%, 22.2%, 0%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(66.62, 9.94, -22.87)

LCH

lch(66.62, 24.94, 293.49)

OKLCH

oklch(71.6%, 0.0651, 285.68)

HWB

hwb(241.3, 62%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cacb9e

Analogous

#9eb4cb

#9f9ecb

#b69ecb

Triadic

#9f9ecb

#cb9f9e

#9ecb9f

Split-complementary

#9f9ecb

#cbb69e

#b4cb9e

Tetradic

#9f9ecb

#cb9eca

#cacb9e

#9ecb9f

Square

#9f9ecb

#cb9eb4

#cacb9e

#9ecbb6

Shades

Color #9f9ecb mixed toward black.

#7877b6

#56549d

#403f76

#2b2a4e

#151527

Tints

Color #9f9ecb mixed toward white.

#afaed4

#bfbedc

#cfcfe5

#dfdfee

#efeff6

Tones

Color #9f9ecb mixed toward gray.

#a3a2c7

#a6a6c4

#aaa9c0

#adadbc

#b1b1b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.55:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.23:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.23:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9fc1 · ΔE 3.1

Deuteranopia

#9f9fbf · ΔE 3.7

Tritanopia

#9fb9b7 · ΔE 22.4

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 16.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9f9ecb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9f9ecb]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#9f9ecb (#9f9ecb) is rgb(159, 158, 203) in RGB.

No, #9f9ecb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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