#9a8ab0

Color #9a8ab0

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 17.64 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 11.2

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Conversions

HEX

#9a8ab0

RGB

rgb(154, 138, 176)

HSL

hsl(265.3, 19.4%, 61.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(265.3, 21.6%, 69%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.5%, 21.6%, 0%, 31%)

LAB

lab(60.05, 13.56, -17.75)

LCH

lch(60.05, 22.34, 307.38)

OKLCH

oklch(66.1%, 0.0583, 304.02)

HWB

hwb(265.3, 54.1%, 31%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a0b08a

Analogous

#8a8db0

#9a8ab0

#ad8ab0

Triadic

#9a8ab0

#b09a8a

#8ab09a

Split-complementary

#9a8ab0

#b0ad8a

#8db08a

Tetradic

#9a8ab0

#b08aa0

#a0b08a

#8ab09a

Square

#9a8ab0

#b08a8d

#a0b08a

#8ab0ad

Shades

Color #9a8ab0 mixed toward black.

#7f6b9b

#66547d

#4c3f5e

#332a3f

#19151f

Tints

Color #9a8ab0 mixed toward white.

#ab9ebd

#bcb1ca

#cdc5d8

#ddd8e5

#eeecf2

Tones

Color #9a8ab0 mixed toward gray.

#9b8dad

#9b90aa

#9c94a7

#9c97a3

#9d9aa0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.64:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.64:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9393a8 · ΔE 8.4

Deuteranopia

#9495a6 · ΔE 10.1

Tritanopia

#99a19f · ΔE 20.2

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: #9a8ab0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9a8ab0]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Purple #9370db

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Frequently asked questions

#9a8ab0 (#9a8ab0) is rgb(154, 138, 176) in RGB.

No, #9a8ab0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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