#9c8fb8

Color #9c8fb8

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 18.54 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 11.2

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Conversions

HEX

#9c8fb8

RGB

rgb(156, 143, 184)

HSL

hsl(259, 22.4%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(259, 22.3%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.2%, 22.3%, 0%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(61.8, 13.14, -19.61)

LCH

lch(61.8, 23.61, 303.82)

OKLCH

oklch(67.6%, 0.0613, 299.28)

HWB

hwb(259, 56.1%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#abb88f

Analogous

#8f96b8

#9c8fb8

#b08fb8

Triadic

#9c8fb8

#b89c8f

#8fb89c

Split-complementary

#9c8fb8

#b8b08f

#96b88f

Tetradic

#9c8fb8

#b88fab

#abb88f

#8fb89c

Square

#9c8fb8

#b88f96

#abb88f

#8fb8b0

Shades

Color #9c8fb8 mixed toward black.

#7e6ea3

#645585

#4b3f64

#322a43

#191521

Tints

Color #9c8fb8 mixed toward white.

#aca2c4

#bdb4d0

#cdc7db

#dedae7

#eeecf3

Tones

Color #9c8fb8 mixed toward gray.

#9d92b5

#9e96b1

#a099ae

#a19daa

#a2a0a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.03:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.03:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9796af · ΔE 6.7

Deuteranopia

#9798ad · ΔE 8.5

Tritanopia

#9ba8a6 · ΔE 21.4

Achromatopsia

#959595 · ΔE 17

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9c8fb8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9c8fb8]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#9c8fb8 (#9c8fb8) is rgb(156, 143, 184) in RGB.

No, #9c8fb8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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