#9c8ba2

Color #9c8ba2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 13.67 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.7

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Conversions

HEX

#9c8ba2

RGB

rgb(156, 139, 162)

HSL

hsl(284.3, 11%, 59%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(284.3, 14.2%, 63.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.7%, 14.2%, 0%, 36.5%)

LAB

lab(60.02, 10.73, -9.82)

LCH

lch(60.02, 14.55, 317.54)

OKLCH

oklch(65.9%, 0.0388, 317.3)

HWB

hwb(284.3, 54.5%, 36.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#91a28b

Analogous

#908ba2

#9c8ba2

#a28b9c

Triadic

#9c8ba2

#a29c8b

#8ba29c

Split-complementary

#9c8ba2

#9ca28b

#8ba290

Tetradic

#9c8ba2

#a28b91

#91a28b

#8ba29c

Square

#9c8ba2

#a2908b

#91a28b

#8b9ca2

Shades

Color #9c8ba2 mixed toward black.

#84708b

#6a596f

#4f4353

#352d38

#1a161c

Tints

Color #9c8ba2 mixed toward white.

#ac9eb1

#bdb2c1

#cdc5d0

#ded8e0

#eeecef

Tones

Color #9c8ba2 mixed toward gray.

#9b8da0

#9a8f9e

#99919c

#98939a

#979598

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.63:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.63:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#95959d · ΔE 10.1

Deuteranopia

#96979c · ΔE 11.7

Tritanopia

#9b9998 · ΔE 13.4

Achromatopsia

#919191 · ΔE 13.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9c8ba2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9c8ba2]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#9c8ba2 (#9c8ba2) is rgb(156, 139, 162) in RGB.

No, #9c8ba2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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