#9b8aa2

Color #9b8aa2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 13.74 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.2

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Conversions

HEX

#9b8aa2

RGB

rgb(155, 138, 162)

HSL

hsl(282.5, 11.4%, 58.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(282.5, 14.8%, 63.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.3%, 14.8%, 0%, 36.5%)

LAB

lab(59.67, 10.95, -10.35)

LCH

lch(59.67, 15.07, 316.61)

OKLCH

oklch(65.6%, 0.0401, 316.11)

HWB

hwb(282.5, 54.1%, 36.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#91a28a

Analogous

#8f8aa2

#9b8aa2

#a28a9d

Triadic

#9b8aa2

#a29b8a

#8aa29b

Split-complementary

#9b8aa2

#9da28a

#8aa28f

Tetradic

#9b8aa2

#a28a91

#91a28a

#8aa29b

Square

#9b8aa2

#a28f8a

#91a28a

#8a9da2

Shades

Color #9b8aa2 mixed toward black.

#836f8b

#69596f

#4f4254

#342c38

#1a161c

Tints

Color #9b8aa2 mixed toward white.

#ac9db1

#bcb1c1

#cdc4d0

#ded8e0

#eeebef

Tones

Color #9b8aa2 mixed toward gray.

#9a8ca0

#998e9e

#98909c

#98929a

#979498

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.55:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.55:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#94949d · ΔE 10

Deuteranopia

#95969b · ΔE 12

Tritanopia

#9a9897 · ΔE 13.7

Achromatopsia

#909090 · ΔE 13.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9b8aa2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9b8aa2]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#9b8aa2 (#9b8aa2) is rgb(155, 138, 162) in RGB.

No, #9b8aa2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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