#9c8aa8

Color #9c8aa8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 15.49 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.5

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Conversions

HEX

#9c8aa8

RGB

rgb(156, 138, 168)

HSL

hsl(276, 14.7%, 60%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276, 17.9%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.1%, 17.9%, 0%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(59.95, 12.54, -13.33)

LCH

lch(59.95, 18.3, 313.25)

OKLCH

oklch(66%, 0.0483, 311.81)

HWB

hwb(276, 54.1%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#96a88a

Analogous

#8d8aa8

#9c8aa8

#a88aa5

Triadic

#9c8aa8

#a89c8a

#8aa89c

Split-complementary

#9c8aa8

#a5a88a

#8aa88d

Tetradic

#9c8aa8

#a88a96

#96a88a

#8aa89c

Square

#9c8aa8

#a88d8a

#96a88a

#8aa5a8

Shades

Color #9c8aa8 mixed toward black.

#836d92

#695775

#4f4158

#342c3a

#1a161d

Tints

Color #9c8aa8 mixed toward white.

#ac9eb6

#bdb1c5

#cdc5d3

#ded8e2

#eeecf0

Tones

Color #9c8aa8 mixed toward gray.

#9b8da5

#9b8fa3

#9a92a0

#9a949e

#99979b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.61:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.61:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9594a1 · ΔE 9.7

Deuteranopia

#9697a0 · ΔE 12

Tritanopia

#9b9c9b · ΔE 16.3

Achromatopsia

#909090 · ΔE 15.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9c8aa8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9c8aa8]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#9c8aa8 (#9c8aa8) is rgb(156, 138, 168) in RGB.

No, #9c8aa8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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