#9c8dbf

Color #9c8dbf

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 20.53 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 12.6

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Conversions

HEX

#9c8dbf

RGB

rgb(156, 141, 191)

HSL

hsl(258, 28.1%, 65.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(258, 26.2%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.3%, 26.2%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(61.55, 15.86, -23.94)

LCH

lch(61.55, 28.72, 303.52)

OKLCH

oklch(67.5%, 0.0745, 298.11)

HWB

hwb(258, 55.3%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b0bf8d

Analogous

#8d97bf

#9c8dbf

#b58dbf

Triadic

#9c8dbf

#bf9c8d

#8dbf9c

Split-complementary

#9c8dbf

#bfb58d

#97bf8d

Tetradic

#9c8dbf

#bf8db0

#b0bf8d

#8dbf9c

Square

#9c8dbf

#bf8d97

#b0bf8d

#8dbfb5

Shades

Color #9c8dbf mixed toward black.

#7d6aab

#62508e

#4a3c6a

#312847

#191423

Tints

Color #9c8dbf mixed toward white.

#ada0ca

#bdb3d4

#cec6df

#ded9ea

#efecf4

Tones

Color #9c8dbf mixed toward gray.

#9e91bb

#9f95b7

#a19ab3

#a39eae

#a4a2aa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.98:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.98:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9696b5 · ΔE 6.8

Deuteranopia

#9798b2 · ΔE 8.5

Tritanopia

#9bacaa · ΔE 23.3

Achromatopsia

#959595 · ΔE 18.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9c8dbf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9c8dbf]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#9c8dbf (#9c8dbf) is rgb(156, 141, 191) in RGB.

No, #9c8dbf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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