#9c8ea0

Color #9c8ea0

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 12.41 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#9c8ea0

RGB

rgb(156, 142, 160)

HSL

hsl(286.7, 8.7%, 59.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(286.7, 11.2%, 62.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.5%, 11.2%, 0%, 37.3%)

LAB

lab(60.74, 8.63, -7.6)

LCH

lch(60.74, 11.5, 318.63)

OKLCH

oklch(66.5%, 0.0308, 318.69)

HWB

hwb(286.7, 55.7%, 37.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#92a08e

Analogous

#938ea0

#9c8ea0

#a08e9b

Triadic

#9c8ea0

#a09c8e

#8ea09c

Split-complementary

#9c8ea0

#9ba08e

#8ea093

Tetradic

#9c8ea0

#a08e92

#92a08e

#8ea09c

Square

#9c8ea0

#a0938e

#92a08e

#8e9ba0

Shades

Color #9c8ea0 mixed toward black.

#847389

#6a5c6d

#4f4552

#352e37

#1a171b

Tints

Color #9c8ea0 mixed toward white.

#aca1b0

#bdb4c0

#cdc6d0

#ded9df

#eeecef

Tones

Color #9c8ea0 mixed toward gray.

#9b8f9f

#9a919d

#99929b

#99949a

#989598

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.79:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.79:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#96969c · ΔE 8.8

Deuteranopia

#97989b · ΔE 10.5

Tritanopia

#9b9998 · ΔE 11.3

Achromatopsia

#929292 · ΔE 11.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9c8ea0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9c8ea0]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#9c8ea0 (#9c8ea0) is rgb(156, 142, 160) in RGB.

No, #9c8ea0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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