#9c8cc0

Color #9c8cc0

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 20.12 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 12.2

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Conversions

HEX

#9c8cc0

RGB

rgb(156, 140, 192)

HSL

hsl(258.5, 29.2%, 65.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(258.5, 27.1%, 75.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.7%, 27.1%, 0%, 24.7%)

LAB

lab(61.33, 16.67, -24.84)

LCH

lch(61.33, 29.92, 303.87)

OKLCH

oklch(67.3%, 0.0775, 298.42)

HWB

hwb(258.5, 54.9%, 24.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b0c08c

Analogous

#8c96c0

#9c8cc0

#b68cc0

Triadic

#9c8cc0

#c09c8c

#8cc09c

Split-complementary

#9c8cc0

#c0b68c

#96c08c

Tetradic

#9c8cc0

#c08cb0

#b0c08c

#8cc09c

Square

#9c8cc0

#c08c96

#b0c08c

#8cc0b6

Shades

Color #9c8cc0 mixed toward black.

#7d68ac

#624e8f

#4a3b6b

#312747

#191424

Tints

Color #9c8cc0 mixed toward white.

#ad9fca

#bdb2d5

#cec6df

#ded9ea

#efecf4

Tones

Color #9c8cc0 mixed toward gray.

#9e90bc

#9f95b7

#a199b3

#a39daf

#a4a2aa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.93:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.93:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9595b5 · ΔE 6.9

Deuteranopia

#9697b2 · ΔE 8.6

Tritanopia

#9bacaa · ΔE 23.5

Achromatopsia

#949494 · ΔE 19.4

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #9c8cc0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9c8cc0]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#9c8cc0 (#9c8cc0) is rgb(156, 140, 192) in RGB.

No, #9c8cc0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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