#9c84aa

Color #9c84aa

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 19.63 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 12.5

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Conversions

HEX

#9c84aa

RGB

rgb(156, 132, 170)

HSL

hsl(277.9, 18.3%, 59.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.9, 22.4%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.2%, 22.4%, 0%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(58.48, 16.39, -16.7)

LCH

lch(58.48, 23.4, 314.46)

OKLCH

oklch(64.8%, 0.0618, 312.9)

HWB

hwb(277.9, 51.8%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#92aa84

Analogous

#8984aa

#9c84aa

#aa84a5

Triadic

#9c84aa

#aa9c84

#84aa9c

Split-complementary

#9c84aa

#a5aa84

#84aa89

Tetradic

#9c84aa

#aa8492

#92aa84

#84aa9c

Square

#9c84aa

#aa8984

#92aa84

#84a5aa

Shades

Color #9c84aa mixed toward black.

#846795

#695277

#4f3e59

#35293c

#1a151e

Tints

Color #9c84aa mixed toward white.

#ac98b8

#bdadc6

#cdc1d4

#ded6e3

#eeeaf1

Tones

Color #9c84aa mixed toward gray.

#9b87a7

#9a8aa4

#998da0

#99919d

#98949a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.29:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.29:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9292a2 · ΔE 11.8

Deuteranopia

#9495a0 · ΔE 13.9

Tritanopia

#9b9b99 · ΔE 19.9

Achromatopsia

#8d8d8d · ΔE 17.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9c84aa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9c84aa]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#9c84aa (#9c84aa) is rgb(156, 132, 170) in RGB.

No, #9c84aa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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