#9c8add

Color #9c8add

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 17.21 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#9c8add

RGB

rgb(156, 138, 221)

HSL

hsl(253, 55%, 70.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(253, 37.6%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(29.4%, 37.6%, 0%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(62.05, 24.81, -39.98)

LCH

lch(62.05, 47.05, 301.82)

OKLCH

oklch(68.3%, 0.1211, 292.88)

HWB

hwb(253, 54.1%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cbdd8a

Analogous

#8aa2dd

#9c8add

#c68add

Triadic

#9c8add

#dd9c8a

#8add9c

Split-complementary

#9c8add

#ddc68a

#a2dd8a

Tetradic

#9c8add

#dd8acb

#cbdd8a

#8add9c

Square

#9c8add

#dd8aa2

#cbdd8a

#8addc6

Shades

Color #9c8add mixed toward black.

#755cd0

#5236ba

#3e288b

#291b5d

#150d2e

Tints

Color #9c8add mixed toward white.

#ac9ee3

#bdb1e8

#cdc5ee

#ded8f4

#eeecf9

Tones

Color #9c8add mixed toward gray.

#a091d6

#a498cf

#a89fc8

#aca6c1

#b0adba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.09:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9594cd · ΔE 5.4

Deuteranopia

#9697c9 · ΔE 6.9

Tritanopia

#9bbfbc · ΔE 27.7

Achromatopsia

#969696 · ΔE 23.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9c8add;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9c8add]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#9c8add (#9c8add) is rgb(156, 138, 221) in RGB.

No, #9c8add 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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