#9f9eeb

Color #9f9eeb

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 14.9 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#9f9eeb

RGB

rgb(159, 158, 235)

HSL

hsl(240.8, 65.8%, 77.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240.8, 32.8%, 92.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(32.3%, 32.8%, 0%, 7.8%)

LAB

lab(67.89, 17.78, -38.57)

LCH

lch(67.89, 42.47, 294.75)

OKLCH

oklch(73%, 0.1107, 283.9)

HWB

hwb(240.8, 62%, 7.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#eaeb9e

Analogous

#9ec4eb

#9f9eeb

#c69eeb

Triadic

#9f9eeb

#eb9f9e

#9eeb9f

Split-complementary

#9f9eeb

#ebc69e

#c4eb9e

Tetradic

#9f9eeb

#eb9eea

#eaeb9e

#9eeb9f

Square

#9f9eeb

#eb9ec4

#eaeb9e

#9eebc6

Shades

Color #9f9eeb mixed toward black.

#6968e0

#3432d5

#2322a3

#18166d

#0c0b36

Tints

Color #9f9eeb mixed toward white.

#afaeee

#bfbef2

#cfcff5

#dfdff8

#efeffc

Tones

Color #9f9eeb mixed toward gray.

#a5a5e5

#acabde

#b2b1d8

#b8b8d1

#bebecb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.56:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.56:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9fdc · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#9f9fd8 · ΔE 3.8

Tritanopia

#9fcecb · ΔE 27.3

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 22.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9f9eeb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9f9eeb]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#9f9eeb (#9f9eeb) is rgb(159, 158, 235) in RGB.

No, #9f9eeb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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