#9e8aae

Color #9e8aae

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 18.02 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 10.9

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Conversions

HEX

#9e8aae

RGB

rgb(158, 138, 174)

HSL

hsl(273.3, 18.2%, 61.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(273.3, 20.7%, 68.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.2%, 20.7%, 0%, 31.8%)

LAB

lab(60.34, 14.48, -16.15)

LCH

lch(60.34, 21.69, 311.88)

OKLCH

oklch(66.4%, 0.0569, 309.87)

HWB

hwb(273.3, 54.1%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9aae8a

Analogous

#8c8aae

#9e8aae

#ae8aac

Triadic

#9e8aae

#ae9e8a

#8aae9e

Split-complementary

#9e8aae

#acae8a

#8aae8c

Tetradic

#9e8aae

#ae8a9a

#9aae8a

#8aae9e

Square

#9e8aae

#ae8c8a

#9aae8a

#8aacae

Shades

Color #9e8aae mixed toward black.

#856b99

#6a557b

#50405c

#352b3d

#1b151f

Tints

Color #9e8aae mixed toward white.

#ae9ebc

#beb1c9

#cfc5d7

#dfd8e4

#efecf2

Tones

Color #9e8aae mixed toward gray.

#9e8dab

#9d90a8

#9d93a5

#9d96a2

#9c999f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.7:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.7:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9696a6 · ΔE 10.6

Deuteranopia

#9798a4 · ΔE 12.4

Tritanopia

#9da09e · ΔE 19

Achromatopsia

#919191 · ΔE 16.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9e8aae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9e8aae]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#9e8aae (#9e8aae) is rgb(158, 138, 174) in RGB.

No, #9e8aae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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