#9b8fab

Color #9b8fab

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 13.48 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.9

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Conversions

HEX

#9b8fab

RGB

rgb(155, 143, 171)

HSL

hsl(265.7, 14.3%, 61.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(265.7, 16.4%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.4%, 16.4%, 0%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(61.27, 9.97, -13.07)

LCH

lch(61.27, 16.44, 307.34)

OKLCH

oklch(67%, 0.0429, 304.65)

HWB

hwb(265.7, 56.1%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9fab8f

Analogous

#8f91ab

#9b8fab

#a98fab

Triadic

#9b8fab

#ab9b8f

#8fab9b

Split-complementary

#9b8fab

#aba98f

#91ab8f

Tetradic

#9b8fab

#ab8f9f

#9fab8f

#8fab9b

Square

#9b8fab

#ab8f91

#9fab8f

#8faba9

Shades

Color #9b8fab mixed toward black.

#807195

#675a78

#4d435a

#332d3c

#1a161e

Tints

Color #9b8fab mixed toward white.

#aca2b9

#bcb4c7

#cdc7d5

#dedae3

#eeecf1

Tones

Color #9b8fab mixed toward gray.

#9b91a9

#9c94a6

#9c96a4

#9c98a2

#9d9b9f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.91:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.91:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9696a5 · ΔE 7.5

Deuteranopia

#9798a3 · ΔE 9.3

Tritanopia

#9aa09e · ΔE 16.9

Achromatopsia

#949494 · ΔE 13.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9b8fab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9b8fab]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Medium Purple #9370db

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#9b8fab (#9b8fab) is rgb(155, 143, 171) in RGB.

No, #9b8fab is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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