#9c8fae

Color #9c8fae

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 14.7 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.7

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Conversions

HEX

#9c8fae

RGB

rgb(156, 143, 174)

HSL

hsl(265.2, 16.1%, 62.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(265.2, 17.8%, 68.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.3%, 17.8%, 0%, 31.8%)

LAB

lab(61.45, 10.95, -14.48)

LCH

lch(61.45, 18.15, 307.1)

OKLCH

oklch(67.2%, 0.0474, 304.16)

HWB

hwb(265.2, 56.1%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a1ae8f

Analogous

#8f92ae

#9c8fae

#ac8fae

Triadic

#9c8fae

#ae9c8f

#8fae9c

Split-complementary

#9c8fae

#aeac8f

#92ae8f

Tetradic

#9c8fae

#ae8fa1

#a1ae8f

#8fae9c

Square

#9c8fae

#ae8f92

#a1ae8f

#8faeac

Shades

Color #9c8fae mixed toward black.

#817098

#67597b

#4d435c

#342c3d

#1a161f

Tints

Color #9c8fae mixed toward white.

#ada2bc

#bdb4c9

#cec7d7

#dedae4

#efecf2

Tones

Color #9c8fae mixed toward gray.

#9d92ac

#9d94a9

#9d97a6

#9e99a4

#9e9ca1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.95:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.95:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9796a7 · ΔE 7.3

Deuteranopia

#9798a5 · ΔE 9.4

Tritanopia

#9ba2a0 · ΔE 18.1

Achromatopsia

#949494 · ΔE 14.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9c8fae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9c8fae]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Purple #9370db

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Frequently asked questions

#9c8fae (#9c8fae) is rgb(156, 143, 174) in RGB.

No, #9c8fae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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