#9c8ca6

Color #9c8ca6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 13.98 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.1

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Conversions

HEX

#9c8ca6

RGB

rgb(156, 140, 166)

HSL

hsl(276.9, 12.7%, 60%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276.9, 15.7%, 65.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(6%, 15.7%, 0%, 34.9%)

LAB

lab(60.41, 10.98, -11.51)

LCH

lch(60.41, 15.91, 313.65)

OKLCH

oklch(66.3%, 0.042, 312.49)

HWB

hwb(276.9, 54.9%, 34.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#96a68c

Analogous

#8f8ca6

#9c8ca6

#a68ca3

Triadic

#9c8ca6

#a69c8c

#8ca69c

Split-complementary

#9c8ca6

#a3a68c

#8ca68f

Tetradic

#9c8ca6

#a68c96

#96a68c

#8ca69c

Square

#9c8ca6

#a68f8c

#96a68c

#8ca3a6

Shades

Color #9c8ca6 mixed toward black.

#836f90

#695973

#4f4356

#342d39

#1a161d

Tints

Color #9c8ca6 mixed toward white.

#ac9fb5

#bdb2c4

#cdc6d2

#ded9e1

#eeecf0

Tones

Color #9c8ca6 mixed toward gray.

#9b8ea4

#9b90a2

#9a939f

#9a959d

#99979b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.72:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.72:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9595a0 · ΔE 9.4

Deuteranopia

#96979f · ΔE 11

Tritanopia

#9b9b9a · ΔE 14.9

Achromatopsia

#929292 · ΔE 13.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9c8ca6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9c8ca6]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#9c8ca6 (#9c8ca6) is rgb(156, 140, 166) in RGB.

No, #9c8ca6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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