#9e86b5

Color #9e86b5

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 19.84 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 13.8

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Conversions

HEX

#9e86b5

RGB

rgb(158, 134, 181)

HSL

hsl(270.6, 24.1%, 61.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270.6, 26%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.7%, 26%, 0%, 29%)

LAB

lab(59.58, 18.28, -21.29)

LCH

lch(59.58, 28.06, 310.65)

OKLCH

oklch(65.9%, 0.0734, 307.7)

HWB

hwb(270.6, 52.5%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9db586

Analogous

#8786b5

#9e86b5

#b586b5

Triadic

#9e86b5

#b59e86

#86b59e

Split-complementary

#9e86b5

#b5b586

#86b587

Tetradic

#9e86b5

#b5869d

#9db586

#86b59e

Square

#9e86b5

#b58786

#9db586

#86b5b5

Shades

Color #9e86b5 mixed toward black.

#8466a1

#6a5082

#4f3c62

#352841

#1a1421

Tints

Color #9e86b5 mixed toward white.

#ae9ac1

#beaece

#cfc3da

#dfd7e6

#efebf3

Tones

Color #9e86b5 mixed toward gray.

#9e8ab1

#9e8ead

#9e92a9

#9e96a5

#9e9aa2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.53:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.53:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9494ab · ΔE 10.5

Deuteranopia

#9697a9 · ΔE 12.5

Tritanopia

#9da3a1 · ΔE 21.7

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 19.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9e86b5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9e86b5]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#9e86b5 (#9e86b5) is rgb(158, 134, 181) in RGB.

No, #9e86b5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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