#9b8abc

Color #9b8abc

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 20.53 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 12.8

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Conversions

HEX

#9b8abc

RGB

rgb(155, 138, 188)

HSL

hsl(260.4, 27.2%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(260.4, 26.6%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.6%, 26.6%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(60.58, 16.57, -23.74)

LCH

lch(60.58, 28.95, 304.91)

OKLCH

oklch(66.7%, 0.0751, 299.94)

HWB

hwb(260.4, 54.1%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#abbc8a

Analogous

#8a92bc

#9b8abc

#b48abc

Triadic

#9b8abc

#bc9b8a

#8abc9b

Split-complementary

#9b8abc

#bcb48a

#92bc8a

Tetradic

#9b8abc

#bc8aab

#abbc8a

#8abc9b

Square

#9b8abc

#bc8a92

#abbc8a

#8abcb4

Shades

Color #9b8abc mixed toward black.

#7d67a8

#634f8a

#4a3b68

#322845

#191423

Tints

Color #9b8abc mixed toward white.

#ac9dc7

#bcb1d2

#cdc4dd

#ded8e9

#eeebf4

Tones

Color #9b8abc mixed toward gray.

#9c8eb8

#9e92b4

#9f96af

#a09bab

#a29fa7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.76:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.76:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9494b2 · ΔE 7.5

Deuteranopia

#9596af · ΔE 9.2

Tritanopia

#9aa9a7 · ΔE 23.1

Achromatopsia

#929292 · ΔE 19.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9b8abc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9b8abc]

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

#9b8abc (#9b8abc) is rgb(155, 138, 188) in RGB.

No, #9b8abc is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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