#9c91c8

Color #9c91c8

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 20.43 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 11.2

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Conversions

HEX

#9c91c8

RGB

rgb(156, 145, 200)

HSL

hsl(252, 33.3%, 67.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(252, 27.5%, 78.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(22%, 27.5%, 0%, 21.6%)

LAB

lab(62.92, 15.67, -26.9)

LCH

lch(62.92, 31.13, 300.22)

OKLCH

oklch(68.6%, 0.0807, 293.29)

HWB

hwb(252, 56.9%, 21.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bdc891

Analogous

#91a1c8

#9c91c8

#b791c8

Triadic

#9c91c8

#c89c91

#91c89c

Split-complementary

#9c91c8

#c8b791

#a1c891

Tetradic

#9c91c8

#c891bd

#bdc891

#91c89c

Square

#9c91c8

#c891a1

#bdc891

#91c8b7

Shades

Color #9c91c8 mixed toward black.

#796bb5

#5c4d99

#453973

#2e264d

#171326

Tints

Color #9c91c8 mixed toward white.

#aca3d1

#bdb6da

#cdc8e3

#dedaed

#eeedf6

Tones

Color #9c91c8 mixed toward gray.

#9f95c3

#a19abf

#a49fba

#a7a3b6

#aaa8b1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.88:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.3:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.3:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9797bd · ΔE 4.9

Deuteranopia

#9899ba · ΔE 6.4

Tritanopia

#9bb3b1 · ΔE 24.2

Achromatopsia

#989898 · ΔE 19.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9c91c8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9c91c8]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#9c91c8 (#9c91c8) is rgb(156, 145, 200) in RGB.

No, #9c91c8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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