#9c8da4

Color #9c8da4

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 13.15 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#9c8da4

RGB

rgb(156, 141, 164)

HSL

hsl(279.1, 11.2%, 59.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(279.1, 14%, 64.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.9%, 14%, 0%, 35.7%)

LAB

lab(60.6, 10, -10.08)

LCH

lch(60.6, 14.2, 314.77)

OKLCH

oklch(66.4%, 0.0376, 314.03)

HWB

hwb(279.1, 55.3%, 35.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#95a48d

Analogous

#908da4

#9c8da4

#a48da0

Triadic

#9c8da4

#a49c8d

#8da49c

Split-complementary

#9c8da4

#a0a48d

#8da490

Tetradic

#9c8da4

#a48d95

#95a48d

#8da49c

Square

#9c8da4

#a4908d

#95a48d

#8da0a4

Shades

Color #9c8da4 mixed toward black.

#83718d

#695a71

#4f4455

#352d39

#1a171c

Tints

Color #9c8da4 mixed toward white.

#aca0b3

#bdb3c2

#cdc6d1

#ded9e1

#eeecf0

Tones

Color #9c8da4 mixed toward gray.

#9b8fa2

#9b91a0

#9a939e

#9a959c

#99979a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.76:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.76:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#96969f · ΔE 9.2

Deuteranopia

#97989e · ΔE 10.8

Tritanopia

#9b9b9a · ΔE 13.9

Achromatopsia

#929292 · ΔE 12.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9c8da4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9c8da4]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#9c8da4 (#9c8da4) is rgb(156, 141, 164) in RGB.

No, #9c8da4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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