#9e88ac

Color #9e88ac

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 18.5 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 11.3

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Conversions

HEX

#9e88ac

RGB

rgb(158, 136, 172)

HSL

hsl(276.7, 17.8%, 60.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276.7, 20.9%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.1%, 20.9%, 0%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(59.76, 15.2, -15.89)

LCH

lch(59.76, 21.99, 313.73)

OKLCH

oklch(65.9%, 0.058, 312.13)

HWB

hwb(276.7, 53.3%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#96ac88

Analogous

#8c88ac

#9e88ac

#ac88a8

Triadic

#9e88ac

#ac9e88

#88ac9e

Split-complementary

#9e88ac

#a8ac88

#88ac8c

Tetradic

#9e88ac

#ac8896

#96ac88

#88ac9e

Square

#9e88ac

#ac8c88

#96ac88

#88a8ac

Shades

Color #9e88ac mixed toward black.

#856a97

#6b5479

#503f5b

#352a3c

#1b151e

Tints

Color #9e88ac mixed toward white.

#ae9cba

#beb0c8

#cfc4d5

#dfd7e3

#efebf1

Tones

Color #9e88ac mixed toward gray.

#9d8ba9

#9d8ea6

#9c91a3

#9b94a0

#9b979d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.57:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.57:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9595a4 · ΔE 11.3

Deuteranopia

#9698a2 · ΔE 13.9

Tritanopia

#9d9e9c · ΔE 19.7

Achromatopsia

#909090 · ΔE 17

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9e88ac;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9e88ac]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#9e88ac (#9e88ac) is rgb(158, 136, 172) in RGB.

No, #9e88ac is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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