#9b8fa3

Color #9b8fa3

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 11.93 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#9b8fa3

RGB

rgb(155, 143, 163)

HSL

hsl(276, 9.8%, 60%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276, 12.3%, 63.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.9%, 12.3%, 0%, 36.1%)

LAB

lab(61.01, 8.31, -8.91)

LCH

lch(61.01, 12.18, 313)

OKLCH

oklch(66.7%, 0.0321, 311.97)

HWB

hwb(276, 56.1%, 36.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#97a38f

Analogous

#918fa3

#9b8fa3

#a38fa1

Triadic

#9b8fa3

#a39b8f

#8fa39b

Split-complementary

#9b8fa3

#a1a38f

#8fa391

Tetradic

#9b8fa3

#a38f97

#97a38f

#8fa39b

Square

#9b8fa3

#a3918f

#97a38f

#8fa1a3

Shades

Color #9b8fa3 mixed toward black.

#82738c

#685c70

#4e4554

#342e38

#1a171c

Tints

Color #9b8fa3 mixed toward white.

#aca2b2

#bcb4c2

#cdc7d1

#dedae0

#eeecf0

Tones

Color #9b8fa3 mixed toward gray.

#9b91a1

#9a92a0

#9a949e

#9a969c

#99979b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.85:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.85:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#96969e · ΔE 8

Deuteranopia

#97989d · ΔE 9.7

Tritanopia

#9a9b9a · ΔE 12.5

Achromatopsia

#939393 · ΔE 11.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9b8fa3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9b8fa3]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#9b8fa3 (#9b8fa3) is rgb(155, 143, 163) in RGB.

No, #9b8fa3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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