#9c86ac

Color #9c86ac

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 19.11 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 12

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Conversions

HEX

#9c86ac

RGB

rgb(156, 134, 172)

HSL

hsl(274.7, 18.6%, 60%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(274.7, 22.1%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.3%, 22.1%, 0%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(59.06, 15.67, -16.96)

LCH

lch(59.06, 23.09, 312.74)

OKLCH

oklch(65.3%, 0.0608, 310.8)

HWB

hwb(274.7, 52.5%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#96ac86

Analogous

#8986ac

#9c86ac

#ac86a9

Triadic

#9c86ac

#ac9c86

#86ac9c

Split-complementary

#9c86ac

#a9ac86

#86ac89

Tetradic

#9c86ac

#ac8696

#96ac86

#86ac9c

Square

#9c86ac

#ac8986

#96ac86

#86a9ac

Shades

Color #9c86ac mixed toward black.

#836897

#695379

#4f3e5b

#342a3c

#1a151e

Tints

Color #9c86ac mixed toward white.

#ac9aba

#bdaec8

#cdc3d5

#ded7e3

#eeebf1

Tones

Color #9c86ac mixed toward gray.

#9b89a9

#9b8ca6

#9a90a2

#9a939f

#99969c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.42:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.42:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9393a4 · ΔE 11

Deuteranopia

#9496a2 · ΔE 13.5

Tritanopia

#9b9d9b · ΔE 19.4

Achromatopsia

#8e8e8e · ΔE 17.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9c86ac;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9c86ac]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#9c86ac (#9c86ac) is rgb(156, 134, 172) in RGB.

No, #9c86ac is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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