#9c8eb1

Color #9c8eb1

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 16.28 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.9

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Conversions

HEX

#9c8eb1

RGB

rgb(156, 142, 177)

HSL

hsl(264, 18.3%, 62.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(264, 19.8%, 69.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.9%, 19.8%, 0%, 30.6%)

LAB

lab(61.3, 12.17, -16.42)

LCH

lch(61.3, 20.44, 306.54)

OKLCH

oklch(67.1%, 0.0532, 303.27)

HWB

hwb(264, 55.7%, 30.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a3b18e

Analogous

#8e91b1

#9c8eb1

#ad8eb1

Triadic

#9c8eb1

#b19c8e

#8eb19c

Split-complementary

#9c8eb1

#b1ad8e

#91b18e

Tetradic

#9c8eb1

#b18ea3

#a3b18e

#8eb19c

Square

#9c8eb1

#b18e91

#a3b18e

#8eb1ad

Shades

Color #9c8eb1 mixed toward black.

#806e9b

#66577e

#4d415e

#332b3f

#1a161f

Tints

Color #9c8eb1 mixed toward white.

#aca1be

#bdb4cb

#cdc6d8

#ded9e5

#eeecf2

Tones

Color #9c8eb1 mixed toward gray.

#9c91ae

#9d94ab

#9e97a8

#9e9aa5

#9f9ca2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.92:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.92:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9696a9 · ΔE 8

Deuteranopia

#9798a7 · ΔE 9.8

Tritanopia

#9ba3a2 · ΔE 18.9

Achromatopsia

#949494 · ΔE 15.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9c8eb1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9c8eb1]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Frequently asked questions

#9c8eb1 (#9c8eb1) is rgb(156, 142, 177) in RGB.

No, #9c8eb1 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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