#9e8eb3

Color #9e8eb3

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 17.58 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 10.4

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Conversions

HEX

#9e8eb3

RGB

rgb(158, 142, 179)

HSL

hsl(265.9, 19.6%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(265.9, 20.7%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.7%, 20.7%, 0%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(61.54, 13.27, -17.16)

LCH

lch(61.54, 21.69, 307.72)

OKLCH

oklch(67.4%, 0.0566, 304.56)

HWB

hwb(265.9, 55.7%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a3b38e

Analogous

#8e90b3

#9e8eb3

#b08eb3

Triadic

#9e8eb3

#b39e8e

#8eb39e

Split-complementary

#9e8eb3

#b3b08e

#90b38e

Tetradic

#9e8eb3

#b38ea3

#a3b38e

#8eb39e

Square

#9e8eb3

#b38e90

#a3b38e

#8eb3b0

Shades

Color #9e8eb3 mixed toward black.

#826e9d

#685680

#4e4060

#342b40

#1a1520

Tints

Color #9e8eb3 mixed toward white.

#aea1c0

#beb4cc

#cec6d9

#dfd9e6

#efecf2

Tones

Color #9e8eb3 mixed toward gray.

#9e91b0

#9f94ad

#9f97aa

#a09aa7

#a09da3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.97:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.97:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9797ab · ΔE 8.5

Deuteranopia

#9899a9 · ΔE 10.2

Tritanopia

#9da4a3 · ΔE 19.2

Achromatopsia

#959595 · ΔE 16.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9e8eb3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9e8eb3]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Medium Purple #9370db

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#9e8eb3 (#9e8eb3) is rgb(158, 142, 179) in RGB.

No, #9e8eb3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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