#9a86a1

Color #9a86a1

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 15.16 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.9

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Conversions

HEX

#9a86a1

RGB

rgb(154, 134, 161)

HSL

hsl(284.4, 12.6%, 57.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(284.4, 16.8%, 63.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.3%, 16.8%, 0%, 36.9%)

LAB

lab(58.5, 12.68, -11.53)

LCH

lch(58.5, 17.14, 317.72)

OKLCH

oklch(64.7%, 0.0457, 317.3)

HWB

hwb(284.4, 52.5%, 36.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8da186

Analogous

#8c86a1

#9a86a1

#a1869a

Triadic

#9a86a1

#a19a86

#86a19a

Split-complementary

#9a86a1

#9aa186

#86a18c

Tetradic

#9a86a1

#a1868d

#8da186

#86a19a

Square

#9a86a1

#a18c86

#8da186

#869aa1

Shades

Color #9a86a1 mixed toward black.

#826b8a

#68566f

#4e4053

#342b37

#1a151c

Tints

Color #9a86a1 mixed toward white.

#ab9ab1

#bcaec0

#ccc2d0

#ddd7e0

#eeebef

Tones

Color #9a86a1 mixed toward gray.

#99889f

#988a9c

#978d9a

#968f98

#949196

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.33:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.3:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.3:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#92929b · ΔE 11.4

Deuteranopia

#93949a · ΔE 13

Tritanopia

#999695 · ΔE 14.7

Achromatopsia

#8d8d8d · ΔE 14.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #9a86a1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9a86a1]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#9a86a1 (#9a86a1) is rgb(154, 134, 161) in RGB.

No, #9a86a1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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