#9b8fa0

Color #9b8fa0

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 11.75 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#9b8fa0

RGB

rgb(155, 143, 160)

HSL

hsl(282.4, 8.2%, 59.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(282.4, 10.6%, 62.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.1%, 10.6%, 0%, 37.3%)

LAB

lab(60.92, 7.7, -7.35)

LCH

lch(60.92, 10.64, 316.33)

OKLCH

oklch(66.6%, 0.0283, 316.15)

HWB

hwb(282.4, 56.1%, 37.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#94a08f

Analogous

#928fa0

#9b8fa0

#a08f9c

Triadic

#9b8fa0

#a09b8f

#8fa09b

Split-complementary

#9b8fa0

#9ca08f

#8fa092

Tetradic

#9b8fa0

#a08f94

#94a08f

#8fa09b

Square

#9b8fa0

#a0928f

#94a08f

#8f9ca0

Shades

Color #9b8fa0 mixed toward black.

#837489

#685d6d

#4e4652

#342e37

#1a171b

Tints

Color #9b8fa0 mixed toward white.

#aca2b0

#bcb4c0

#cdc7cf

#dedadf

#eeecef

Tones

Color #9b8fa0 mixed toward gray.

#9a909f

#9a929d

#99939c

#99959a

#989699

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.83:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.83:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#96969c · ΔE 7.9

Deuteranopia

#97989b · ΔE 9.7

Tritanopia

#9a9998 · ΔE 10.9

Achromatopsia

#939393 · ΔE 10.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9b8fa0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9b8fa0]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#9b8fa0 (#9b8fa0) is rgb(155, 143, 160) in RGB.

No, #9b8fa0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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