#9c84b3

Color #9c84b3

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 20.35 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 14.1

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Conversions

HEX

#9c84b3

RGB

rgb(156, 132, 179)

HSL

hsl(270.6, 23.6%, 61%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270.6, 26.3%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.8%, 26.3%, 0%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(58.81, 18.33, -21.34)

LCH

lch(58.81, 28.13, 310.66)

OKLCH

oklch(65.2%, 0.0736, 307.66)

HWB

hwb(270.6, 51.8%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9bb384

Analogous

#8584b3

#9c84b3

#b384b3

Triadic

#9c84b3

#b39c84

#84b39c

Split-complementary

#9c84b3

#b3b384

#84b385

Tetradic

#9c84b3

#b3849b

#9bb384

#84b39c

Square

#9c84b3

#b38584

#9bb384

#84b3b3

Shades

Color #9c84b3 mixed toward black.

#82649f

#684f80

#4e3b60

#342840

#1a1420

Tints

Color #9c84b3 mixed toward white.

#ad99c0

#bdadcc

#cec2d9

#ded6e6

#efebf2

Tones

Color #9c84b3 mixed toward gray.

#9c88af

#9c8cab

#9c90a7

#9c94a3

#9c989f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.37:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.37:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9292a9 · ΔE 10.5

Deuteranopia

#9495a7 · ΔE 12.5

Tritanopia

#9ba19f · ΔE 21.8

Achromatopsia

#8d8d8d · ΔE 19.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9c84b3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9c84b3]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#9c84b3 (#9c84b3) is rgb(156, 132, 179) in RGB.

No, #9c84b3 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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