#9c8ea4

Color #9c8ea4

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 12.76 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#9c8ea4

RGB

rgb(156, 142, 164)

HSL

hsl(278.2, 10.8%, 60%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(278.2, 13.4%, 64.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.9%, 13.4%, 0%, 35.7%)

LAB

lab(60.86, 9.43, -9.69)

LCH

lch(60.86, 13.52, 314.22)

OKLCH

oklch(66.6%, 0.0358, 313.42)

HWB

hwb(278.2, 55.7%, 35.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#96a48e

Analogous

#918ea4

#9c8ea4

#a48ea1

Triadic

#9c8ea4

#a49c8e

#8ea49c

Split-complementary

#9c8ea4

#a1a48e

#8ea491

Tetradic

#9c8ea4

#a48e96

#96a48e

#8ea49c

Square

#9c8ea4

#a4918e

#96a48e

#8ea1a4

Shades

Color #9c8ea4 mixed toward black.

#83728d

#695b71

#4f4455

#352d39

#1a171c

Tints

Color #9c8ea4 mixed toward white.

#ada1b3

#bdb4c2

#cec6d2

#ded9e1

#efecf0

Tones

Color #9c8ea4 mixed toward gray.

#9c90a2

#9b92a0

#9b939f

#9a959d

#9a979b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.82:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.82:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#96969f · ΔE 8.7

Deuteranopia

#97989e · ΔE 10.3

Tritanopia

#9b9b9a · ΔE 13.4

Achromatopsia

#939393 · ΔE 12.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9c8ea4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9c8ea4]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#9c8ea4 (#9c8ea4) is rgb(156, 142, 164) in RGB.

No, #9c8ea4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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