#9d8aa2

Color #9d8aa2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 14.49 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.3

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Conversions

HEX

#9d8aa2

RGB

rgb(157, 138, 162)

HSL

hsl(287.5, 11.4%, 58.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(287.5, 14.8%, 63.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.1%, 14.8%, 0%, 36.5%)

LAB

lab(59.85, 11.66, -10.06)

LCH

lch(59.85, 15.4, 319.21)

OKLCH

oklch(65.8%, 0.0413, 319.13)

HWB

hwb(287.5, 54.1%, 36.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8fa28a

Analogous

#918aa2

#9d8aa2

#a28a9b

Triadic

#9d8aa2

#a29d8a

#8aa29d

Split-complementary

#9d8aa2

#9ba28a

#8aa291

Tetradic

#9d8aa2

#a28a8f

#8fa28a

#8aa29d

Square

#9d8aa2

#a2918a

#8fa28a

#8a9ba2

Shades

Color #9d8aa2 mixed toward black.

#856f8b

#6b596f

#504254

#352c38

#1b161c

Tints

Color #9d8aa2 mixed toward white.

#ad9db1

#beb1c1

#cec4d0

#ded8e0

#efebef

Tones

Color #9d8aa2 mixed toward gray.

#9c8ca0

#9b8e9e

#99909c

#98929a

#979498

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.59:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.59:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#95959d · ΔE 10.8

Deuteranopia

#96989b · ΔE 13.8

Tritanopia

#9c9897 · ΔE 13.4

Achromatopsia

#909090 · ΔE 13.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9d8aa2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9d8aa2]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#9d8aa2 (#9d8aa2) is rgb(157, 138, 162) in RGB.

No, #9d8aa2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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