#9a8ba6

Color #9a8ba6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 13.75 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.5

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Conversions

HEX

#9a8ba6

RGB

rgb(154, 139, 166)

HSL

hsl(273.3, 13.2%, 59.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(273.3, 16.3%, 65.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.2%, 16.3%, 0%, 34.9%)

LAB

lab(59.97, 10.85, -12.19)

LCH

lch(59.97, 16.32, 311.67)

OKLCH

oklch(65.9%, 0.0429, 310.08)

HWB

hwb(273.3, 54.5%, 34.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#97a68b

Analogous

#8c8ba6

#9a8ba6

#a68ba5

Triadic

#9a8ba6

#a69a8b

#8ba69a

Split-complementary

#9a8ba6

#a5a68b

#8ba68c

Tetradic

#9a8ba6

#a68b97

#97a68b

#8ba69a

Square

#9a8ba6

#a68c8b

#97a68b

#8ba5a6

Shades

Color #9a8ba6 mixed toward black.

#816e90

#675873

#4d4256

#342c3a

#1a161d

Tints

Color #9a8ba6 mixed toward white.

#ab9eb5

#bcb2c4

#ccc5d3

#ddd8e1

#eeecf0

Tones

Color #9a8ba6 mixed toward gray.

#9a8da4

#998fa2

#99929f

#99949d

#99969b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.62:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.62:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9494a0 · ΔE 9.1

Deuteranopia

#95969f · ΔE 10.6

Tritanopia

#999b9a · ΔE 15.4

Achromatopsia

#909090 · ΔE 13.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9a8ba6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9a8ba6]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#9a8ba6 (#9a8ba6) is rgb(154, 139, 166) in RGB.

No, #9a8ba6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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