#9e8ca5

Color #9e8ca5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 14.5 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#9e8ca5

RGB

rgb(158, 140, 165)

HSL

hsl(283.2, 12.2%, 59.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(283.2, 15.2%, 64.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.2%, 15.2%, 0%, 35.3%)

LAB

lab(60.55, 11.48, -10.7)

LCH

lch(60.55, 15.69, 317.01)

OKLCH

oklch(66.4%, 0.0417, 316.55)

HWB

hwb(283.2, 54.9%, 35.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#93a58c

Analogous

#918ca5

#9e8ca5

#a58c9f

Triadic

#9e8ca5

#a59e8c

#8ca59e

Split-complementary

#9e8ca5

#9fa58c

#8ca591

Tetradic

#9e8ca5

#a58c93

#93a58c

#8ca59e

Square

#9e8ca5

#a5918c

#93a58c

#8c9fa5

Shades

Color #9e8ca5 mixed toward black.

#86708f

#6b5972

#504356

#362d39

#1b161d

Tints

Color #9e8ca5 mixed toward white.

#ae9fb4

#beb2c3

#cec5d2

#dfd9e1

#efecf0

Tones

Color #9e8ca5 mixed toward gray.

#9d8ea3

#9c90a1

#9b929f

#9a949d

#99969b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.75:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.75:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#97969f · ΔE 10

Deuteranopia

#98999e · ΔE 12.4

Tritanopia

#9d9b9a · ΔE 14.1

Achromatopsia

#929292 · ΔE 13.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9e8ca5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9e8ca5]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#9e8ca5 (#9e8ca5) is rgb(158, 140, 165) in RGB.

No, #9e8ca5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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