#9c88b2

Color #9c88b2

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 20.2 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 12.4

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Conversions

HEX

#9c88b2

RGB

rgb(156, 136, 178)

HSL

hsl(268.6, 21.4%, 61.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(268.6, 23.6%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.4%, 23.6%, 0%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(59.79, 15.82, -19.27)

LCH

lch(59.79, 24.93, 309.38)

OKLCH

oklch(66%, 0.0652, 306.32)

HWB

hwb(268.6, 53.3%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9eb288

Analogous

#8889b2

#9c88b2

#b188b2

Triadic

#9c88b2

#b29c88

#88b29c

Split-complementary

#9c88b2

#b2b188

#89b288

Tetradic

#9c88b2

#b2889e

#9eb288

#88b29c

Square

#9c88b2

#b28889

#9eb288

#88b2b1

Shades

Color #9c88b2 mixed toward black.

#82689d

#68527f

#4e3e5f

#342940

#1a1520

Tints

Color #9c88b2 mixed toward white.

#ad9cbf

#bdb0cc

#cec4d9

#ded7e5

#efebf2

Tones

Color #9c88b2 mixed toward gray.

#9c8caf

#9c8fab

#9d93a8

#9d96a4

#9d9aa1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.58:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.58:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9494a9 · ΔE 9.8

Deuteranopia

#9596a7 · ΔE 11.5

Tritanopia

#9ba2a0 · ΔE 21

Achromatopsia

#909090 · ΔE 17.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9c88b2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9c88b2]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#9c88b2 (#9c88b2) is rgb(156, 136, 178) in RGB.

No, #9c88b2 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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