#9e8aaa

Color #9e8aaa

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 16.72 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 10

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Conversions

HEX

#9e8aaa

RGB

rgb(158, 138, 170)

HSL

hsl(277.5, 15.8%, 60.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.5, 18.8%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.1%, 18.8%, 0%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(60.2, 13.64, -14.08)

LCH

lch(60.2, 19.6, 314.09)

OKLCH

oklch(66.2%, 0.0518, 312.81)

HWB

hwb(277.5, 54.1%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#96aa8a

Analogous

#8e8aaa

#9e8aaa

#aa8aa6

Triadic

#9e8aaa

#aa9e8a

#8aaa9e

Split-complementary

#9e8aaa

#a6aa8a

#8aaa8e

Tetradic

#9e8aaa

#aa8a96

#96aa8a

#8aaa9e

Square

#9e8aaa

#aa8e8a

#96aa8a

#8aa6aa

Shades

Color #9e8aaa mixed toward black.

#856c94

#6b5677

#504159

#352b3b

#1b161e

Tints

Color #9e8aaa mixed toward white.

#ae9eb8

#beb1c6

#cfc5d4

#dfd8e3

#efecf1

Tones

Color #9e8aaa mixed toward gray.

#9d8da7

#9d8fa5

#9c92a2

#9b959f

#9b979d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.67:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.67:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9696a3 · ΔE 10.9

Deuteranopia

#9798a1 · ΔE 12.8

Tritanopia

#9d9d9c · ΔE 17.1

Achromatopsia

#919191 · ΔE 15.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9e8aaa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9e8aaa]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#9e8aaa (#9e8aaa) is rgb(158, 138, 170) in RGB.

No, #9e8aaa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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