#9fa0e0

Color #9fa0e0

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 18.46 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#9fa0e0

RGB

rgb(159, 160, 224)

HSL

hsl(239.1, 51.2%, 75.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(239.1, 29%, 87.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(29%, 28.6%, 0%, 12.2%)

LAB

lab(67.94, 13.87, -32.45)

LCH

lch(67.94, 35.29, 293.14)

OKLCH

oklch(72.9%, 0.0923, 283.15)

HWB

hwb(239.1, 62.4%, 12.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e0df9f

Analogous

#9fc0e0

#9fa0e0

#bf9fe0

Triadic

#9fa0e0

#e09fa0

#a0e09f

Split-complementary

#9fa0e0

#e0bf9f

#c0e09f

Tetradic

#9fa0e0

#df9fe0

#e0df9f

#a0e09f

Square

#9fa0e0

#e09fc0

#e0df9f

#9fe0bf

Shades

Color #9fa0e0 mixed toward black.

#6f70d0

#3e40c1

#2f3091

#1f2061

#101030

Tints

Color #9fa0e0 mixed toward white.

#afb0e5

#bfc0ea

#cfcff0

#dfdff5

#efeffa

Tones

Color #9fa0e0 mixed toward gray.

#a4a5db

#aaaad5

#afb0d0

#b5b5ca

#babac5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.58:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.58:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9fd3 · ΔE 2.7

Deuteranopia

#9f9fcf · ΔE 3.7

Tritanopia

#9fc8c5 · ΔE 25.7

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 20.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9fa0e0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9fa0e0]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#9fa0e0 (#9fa0e0) is rgb(159, 160, 224) in RGB.

No, #9fa0e0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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