#9b86a4

Color #9b86a4

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 16.25 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 10.5

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Conversions

HEX

#9b86a4

RGB

rgb(155, 134, 164)

HSL

hsl(282, 14.2%, 58.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(282, 18.3%, 64.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.5%, 18.3%, 0%, 35.7%)

LAB

lab(58.7, 13.65, -12.95)

LCH

lch(58.7, 18.82, 316.51)

OKLCH

oklch(64.9%, 0.05, 315.73)

HWB

hwb(282, 52.5%, 35.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8fa486

Analogous

#8c86a4

#9b86a4

#a4869e

Triadic

#9b86a4

#a49b86

#86a49b

Split-complementary

#9b86a4

#9ea486

#86a48c

Tetradic

#9b86a4

#a4868f

#8fa486

#86a49b

Square

#9b86a4

#a48c86

#8fa486

#869ea4

Shades

Color #9b86a4 mixed toward black.

#836a8e

#695571

#4f4055

#342b39

#1a151c

Tints

Color #9b86a4 mixed toward white.

#ac9ab3

#bcaec2

#cdc2d1

#ded7e1

#eeebf0

Tones

Color #9b86a4 mixed toward gray.

#9a88a1

#998b9f

#988d9c

#97909a

#969297

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.31:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.34:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.34:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#92929d · ΔE 11.5

Deuteranopia

#94959c · ΔE 13.4

Tritanopia

#9a9897 · ΔE 16

Achromatopsia

#8d8d8d · ΔE 15.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9b86a4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9b86a4]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#9b86a4 (#9b86a4) is rgb(155, 134, 164) in RGB.

No, #9b86a4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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