#9d8ea0

Color #9d8ea0

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 12.79 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#9d8ea0

RGB

rgb(157, 142, 160)

HSL

hsl(290, 8.7%, 59.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(290, 11.2%, 62.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.9%, 11.2%, 0%, 37.3%)

LAB

lab(60.83, 8.98, -7.46)

LCH

lch(60.83, 11.67, 320.28)

OKLCH

oklch(66.6%, 0.0313, 320.57)

HWB

hwb(290, 55.7%, 37.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#91a08e

Analogous

#948ea0

#9d8ea0

#a08e9a

Triadic

#9d8ea0

#a09d8e

#8ea09d

Split-complementary

#9d8ea0

#9aa08e

#8ea094

Tetradic

#9d8ea0

#a08e91

#91a08e

#8ea09d

Square

#9d8ea0

#a0948e

#91a08e

#8e9aa0

Shades

Color #9d8ea0 mixed toward black.

#857389

#6a5c6d

#504552

#352e37

#1b171b

Tints

Color #9d8ea0 mixed toward white.

#ada1b0

#beb4c0

#cec6d0

#ded9df

#efecef

Tones

Color #9d8ea0 mixed toward gray.

#9c8f9f

#9b919d

#9a929b

#99949a

#989598

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.81:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.81:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#97979c · ΔE 9.5

Deuteranopia

#98999b · ΔE 11.2

Tritanopia

#9c9998 · ΔE 11.1

Achromatopsia

#939393 · ΔE 11.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9d8ea0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9d8ea0]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#9d8ea0 (#9d8ea0) is rgb(157, 142, 160) in RGB.

No, #9d8ea0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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