#9b8aac

Color #9b8aac

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 16.44 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 10.3

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Conversions

HEX

#9b8aac

RGB

rgb(155, 138, 172)

HSL

hsl(270, 17%, 60.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270, 19.8%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.9%, 19.8%, 0%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(60, 13.04, -15.55)

LCH

lch(60, 20.29, 309.98)

OKLCH

oklch(66%, 0.0531, 307.58)

HWB

hwb(270, 54.1%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9bac8a

Analogous

#8a8aac

#9b8aac

#ac8aac

Triadic

#9b8aac

#ac9b8a

#8aac9b

Split-complementary

#9b8aac

#acac8a

#8aac8a

Tetradic

#9b8aac

#ac8a9b

#9bac8a

#8aac9b

Square

#9b8aac

#ac8a8a

#9bac8a

#8aacac

Shades

Color #9b8aac mixed toward black.

#816c97

#675679

#4e405b

#342b3c

#1a151e

Tints

Color #9b8aac mixed toward white.

#ac9eba

#bcb1c8

#cdc5d6

#ded8e3

#eeecf1

Tones

Color #9b8aac mixed toward gray.

#9b8da9

#9b90a6

#9b93a4

#9b95a1

#9b989e

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

#9494a5 · ΔE 9.3

Deuteranopia

#9596a3 · ΔE 11

Tritanopia

#9a9e9d · ΔE 18

Achromatopsia

#919191 · ΔE 15.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9b8aac;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9b8aac]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#9b8aac (#9b8aac) is rgb(155, 138, 172) in RGB.

No, #9b8aac is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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