#9b8fa8

Color #9b8fa8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 12.73 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#9b8fa8

RGB

rgb(155, 143, 168)

HSL

hsl(268.8, 12.6%, 61%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(268.8, 14.9%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.7%, 14.9%, 0%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(61.17, 9.34, -11.51)

LCH

lch(61.17, 14.82, 309.06)

OKLCH

oklch(66.9%, 0.0388, 306.93)

HWB

hwb(268.8, 56.1%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9ca88f

Analogous

#8f90a8

#9b8fa8

#a88fa8

Triadic

#9b8fa8

#a89b8f

#8fa89b

Split-complementary

#9b8fa8

#a8a88f

#90a88f

Tetradic

#9b8fa8

#a88f9c

#9ca88f

#8fa89b

Square

#9b8fa8

#a88f90

#9ca88f

#8fa8a8

Shades

Color #9b8fa8 mixed toward black.

#817291

#675b75

#4d4458

#342d3a

#1a171d

Tints

Color #9b8fa8 mixed toward white.

#aca2b7

#bcb4c5

#cdc7d4

#dedae2

#eeecf1

Tones

Color #9b8fa8 mixed toward gray.

#9b91a6

#9b93a4

#9b95a2

#9b97a0

#9b999e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.89:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.89:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9696a2 · ΔE 7.8

Deuteranopia

#9798a1 · ΔE 9.4

Tritanopia

#9a9e9d · ΔE 15

Achromatopsia

#949494 · ΔE 12.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9b8fa8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9b8fa8]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#9b8fa8 (#9b8fa8) is rgb(155, 143, 168) in RGB.

No, #9b8fa8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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