#9c88a7

Color #9c88a7

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 16.29 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 10.2

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Conversions

HEX

#9c88a7

RGB

rgb(156, 136, 167)

HSL

hsl(278.7, 15%, 59.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(278.7, 18.6%, 65.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.6%, 18.6%, 0%, 34.5%)

LAB

lab(59.4, 13.47, -13.59)

LCH

lch(59.4, 19.13, 314.75)

OKLCH

oklch(65.5%, 0.0506, 313.56)

HWB

hwb(278.7, 53.3%, 34.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#93a788

Analogous

#8c88a7

#9c88a7

#a788a2

Triadic

#9c88a7

#a79c88

#88a79c

Split-complementary

#9c88a7

#a2a788

#88a78c

Tetradic

#9c88a7

#a78893

#93a788

#88a79c

Square

#9c88a7

#a78c88

#93a788

#88a2a7

Shades

Color #9c88a7 mixed toward black.

#846b91

#695674

#4f4057

#352b3a

#1a151d

Tints

Color #9c88a7 mixed toward white.

#ac9cb6

#bdb0c4

#cdc3d3

#ded7e2

#eeebf0

Tones

Color #9c88a7 mixed toward gray.

#9b8ba4

#9a8da2

#9a909f

#99929d

#98959a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.49:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.49:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9494a0 · ΔE 11.1

Deuteranopia

#95969f · ΔE 12.6

Tritanopia

#9b9b99 · ΔE 17.7

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 15.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9c88a7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9c88a7]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#9c88a7 (#9c88a7) is rgb(156, 136, 167) in RGB.

No, #9c88a7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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