#9c8bc0

Color #9c8bc0

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 19.88 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 12

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Conversions

HEX

#9c8bc0

RGB

rgb(156, 139, 192)

HSL

hsl(259.2, 29.6%, 64.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(259.2, 27.6%, 75.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.7%, 27.6%, 0%, 24.7%)

LAB

lab(61.08, 17.24, -25.23)

LCH

lch(61.08, 30.56, 304.35)

OKLCH

oklch(67.1%, 0.0792, 298.99)

HWB

hwb(259.2, 54.5%, 24.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#afc08b

Analogous

#8b95c0

#9c8bc0

#b68bc0

Triadic

#9c8bc0

#c09c8b

#8bc09c

Split-complementary

#9c8bc0

#c0b68b

#95c08b

Tetradic

#9c8bc0

#c08baf

#afc08b

#8bc09c

Square

#9c8bc0

#c08b95

#afc08b

#8bc0b6

Shades

Color #9c8bc0 mixed toward black.

#7d67ad

#634e8f

#4a3a6b

#312747

#191324

Tints

Color #9c8bc0 mixed toward white.

#ac9eca

#bdb2d5

#cdc5df

#ded8ea

#eeecf4

Tones

Color #9c8bc0 mixed toward gray.

#9e8fbc

#9f94b7

#a198b3

#a29dae

#a4a1aa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.87:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.87:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9595b5 · ΔE 7.2

Deuteranopia

#9697b2 · ΔE 8.9

Tritanopia

#9bacaa · ΔE 23.6

Achromatopsia

#939393 · ΔE 19.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9c8bc0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9c8bc0]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Rebecca Purple #663399

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#9c8bc0 (#9c8bc0) is rgb(156, 139, 192) in RGB.

No, #9c8bc0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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