#9d8fa7

Color #9d8fa7

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 13.23 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#9d8fa7

RGB

rgb(157, 143, 167)

HSL

hsl(275, 12%, 60.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(275, 14.4%, 65.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(6%, 14.4%, 0%, 34.5%)

LAB

lab(61.31, 9.83, -10.72)

LCH

lch(61.31, 14.54, 312.52)

OKLCH

oklch(67%, 0.0383, 311.3)

HWB

hwb(275, 56.1%, 34.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#99a78f

Analogous

#918fa7

#9d8fa7

#a78fa5

Triadic

#9d8fa7

#a79d8f

#8fa79d

Split-complementary

#9d8fa7

#a5a78f

#8fa791

Tetradic

#9d8fa7

#a78f99

#99a78f

#8fa79d

Square

#9d8fa7

#a7918f

#99a78f

#8fa5a7

Shades

Color #9d8fa7 mixed toward black.

#847290

#695b74

#4f4457

#352d3a

#1a171d

Tints

Color #9d8fa7 mixed toward white.

#ada2b6

#beb4c4

#cec7d3

#dedae2

#efecf0

Tones

Color #9d8fa7 mixed toward gray.

#9d91a5

#9c93a3

#9c95a1

#9c979f

#9b999d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.92:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.92:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9797a2 · ΔE 8.5

Deuteranopia

#9899a0 · ΔE 10.4

Tritanopia

#9c9d9c · ΔE 14

Achromatopsia

#949494 · ΔE 12.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9d8fa7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9d8fa7]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#9d8fa7 (#9d8fa7) is rgb(157, 143, 167) in RGB.

No, #9d8fa7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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