#9c8aac

Color #9c8aac

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 16.74 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 10.4

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Conversions

HEX

#9c8aac

RGB

rgb(156, 138, 172)

HSL

hsl(271.8, 17%, 60.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(271.8, 19.8%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.3%, 19.8%, 0%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(60.09, 13.38, -15.4)

LCH

lch(60.09, 20.4, 310.99)

OKLCH

oklch(66.1%, 0.0536, 308.86)

HWB

hwb(271.8, 54.1%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9aac8a

Analogous

#8b8aac

#9c8aac

#ac8aab

Triadic

#9c8aac

#ac9c8a

#8aac9c

Split-complementary

#9c8aac

#abac8a

#8aac8b

Tetradic

#9c8aac

#ac8a9a

#9aac8a

#8aac9c

Square

#9c8aac

#ac8b8a

#9aac8a

#8aabac

Shades

Color #9c8aac mixed toward black.

#826c97

#685679

#4e405b

#342b3c

#1a151e

Tints

Color #9c8aac mixed toward white.

#ad9eba

#bdb1c8

#cec5d6

#ded8e3

#efecf1

Tones

Color #9c8aac mixed toward gray.

#9c8da9

#9c90a6

#9c93a4

#9b95a1

#9b989e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.64:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.64:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9594a5 · ΔE 9.1

Deuteranopia

#9697a3 · ΔE 11.6

Tritanopia

#9b9e9d · ΔE 17.8

Achromatopsia

#919191 · ΔE 16

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9c8aac;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9c8aac]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#9c8aac (#9c8aac) is rgb(156, 138, 172) in RGB.

No, #9c8aac is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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