#9f8aaf

Color #9f8aaf

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 18.68 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 11.1

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Conversions

HEX

#9f8aaf

RGB

rgb(159, 138, 175)

HSL

hsl(274.1, 18.8%, 61.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(274.1, 21.1%, 68.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.1%, 21.1%, 0%, 31.4%)

LAB

lab(60.47, 15.04, -16.52)

LCH

lch(60.47, 22.34, 312.32)

OKLCH

oklch(66.5%, 0.0587, 310.31)

HWB

hwb(274.1, 54.1%, 31.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9aaf8a

Analogous

#8d8aaf

#9f8aaf

#af8aad

Triadic

#9f8aaf

#af9f8a

#8aaf9f

Split-complementary

#9f8aaf

#adaf8a

#8aaf8d

Tetradic

#9f8aaf

#af8a9a

#9aaf8a

#8aaf9f

Square

#9f8aaf

#af8d8a

#9aaf8a

#8aadaf

Shades

Color #9f8aaf mixed toward black.

#866b9a

#6b557c

#50405d

#362a3e

#1b151f

Tints

Color #9f8aaf mixed toward white.

#af9ebc

#bfb1ca

#cfc5d7

#dfd8e4

#efecf2

Tones

Color #9f8aaf mixed toward gray.

#9f8dac

#9e90a9

#9e93a6

#9d96a3

#9d99a0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.73:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.73:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9696a7 · ΔE 10.6

Deuteranopia

#9899a5 · ΔE 12.7

Tritanopia

#9ea09f · ΔE 18.5

Achromatopsia

#929292 · ΔE 17

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9f8aaf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9f8aaf]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#9f8aaf (#9f8aaf) is rgb(159, 138, 175) in RGB.

No, #9f8aaf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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