#9c8ea5

Color #9c8ea5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 12.92 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#9c8ea5

RGB

rgb(156, 142, 165)

HSL

hsl(276.5, 11.3%, 60.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276.5, 13.9%, 64.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.5%, 13.9%, 0%, 35.3%)

LAB

lab(60.9, 9.64, -10.21)

LCH

lch(60.9, 14.04, 313.36)

OKLCH

oklch(66.7%, 0.037, 312.26)

HWB

hwb(276.5, 55.7%, 35.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#97a58e

Analogous

#918ea5

#9c8ea5

#a58ea2

Triadic

#9c8ea5

#a59c8e

#8ea59c

Split-complementary

#9c8ea5

#a2a58e

#8ea591

Tetradic

#9c8ea5

#a58e97

#97a58e

#8ea59c

Square

#9c8ea5

#a5918e

#97a58e

#8ea2a5

Shades

Color #9c8ea5 mixed toward black.

#83728e

#695b72

#4f4455

#342d39

#1a171c

Tints

Color #9c8ea5 mixed toward white.

#aca1b4

#bdb4c3

#cdc7d2

#ded9e1

#eeecf0

Tones

Color #9c8ea5 mixed toward gray.

#9c90a3

#9b92a1

#9b949f

#9a969d

#9a989b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.83:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.83:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9696a0 · ΔE 8.6

Deuteranopia

#97989f · ΔE 10.2

Tritanopia

#9b9c9b · ΔE 13.8

Achromatopsia

#939393 · ΔE 12.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9c8ea5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9c8ea5]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Violet #9400d3

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#9c8ea5 (#9c8ea5) is rgb(156, 142, 165) in RGB.

No, #9c8ea5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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