#9c8fa7

Color #9c8fa7

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 12.87 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#9c8fa7

RGB

rgb(156, 143, 167)

HSL

hsl(272.5, 12%, 60.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(272.5, 14.4%, 65.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.6%, 14.4%, 0%, 34.5%)

LAB

lab(61.22, 9.48, -10.86)

LCH

lch(61.22, 14.42, 311.12)

OKLCH

oklch(66.9%, 0.0379, 309.53)

HWB

hwb(272.5, 56.1%, 34.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9aa78f

Analogous

#908fa7

#9c8fa7

#a78fa6

Triadic

#9c8fa7

#a79c8f

#8fa79c

Split-complementary

#9c8fa7

#a6a78f

#8fa790

Tetradic

#9c8fa7

#a78f9a

#9aa78f

#8fa79c

Square

#9c8fa7

#a7908f

#9aa78f

#8fa6a7

Shades

Color #9c8fa7 mixed toward black.

#827290

#685b74

#4e4457

#342d3a

#1a171d

Tints

Color #9c8fa7 mixed toward white.

#ada2b6

#bdb4c4

#cec7d3

#dedae2

#efecf0

Tones

Color #9c8fa7 mixed toward gray.

#9c91a5

#9c93a3

#9c95a1

#9b979f

#9b999d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.9:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.9:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9796a2 · ΔE 7.4

Deuteranopia

#9798a0 · ΔE 9.7

Tritanopia

#9b9d9c · ΔE 14.2

Achromatopsia

#949494 · ΔE 12.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9c8fa7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9c8fa7]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#9c8fa7 (#9c8fa7) is rgb(156, 143, 167) in RGB.

No, #9c8fa7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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