#9e8ebe

Color #9e8ebe

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 20.35 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 12.9

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Conversions

HEX

#9e8ebe

RGB

rgb(158, 142, 190)

HSL

hsl(260, 27%, 65.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(260, 25.3%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.8%, 25.3%, 0%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(61.94, 15.71, -22.77)

LCH

lch(61.94, 27.66, 304.6)

OKLCH

oklch(67.8%, 0.0718, 299.74)

HWB

hwb(260, 55.7%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aebe8e

Analogous

#8e96be

#9e8ebe

#b68ebe

Triadic

#9e8ebe

#be9e8e

#8ebe9e

Split-complementary

#9e8ebe

#beb68e

#96be8e

Tetradic

#9e8ebe

#be8eae

#aebe8e

#8ebe9e

Square

#9e8ebe

#be8e96

#aebe8e

#8ebeb6

Shades

Color #9e8ebe mixed toward black.

#806baa

#65518d

#4c3d69

#322846

#191423

Tints

Color #9e8ebe mixed toward white.

#aea1c9

#beb4d4

#cec6df

#dfd9e9

#efecf4

Tones

Color #9e8ebe mixed toward gray.

#9f92ba

#a196b6

#a29ab2

#a39eae

#a5a2aa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.07:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.07:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9797b4 · ΔE 7.3

Deuteranopia

#9899b1 · ΔE 9.1

Tritanopia

#9daba9 · ΔE 22.6

Achromatopsia

#969696 · ΔE 18.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9e8ebe;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9e8ebe]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Frequently asked questions

#9e8ebe (#9e8ebe) is rgb(158, 142, 190) in RGB.

No, #9e8ebe is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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