#9c8ecd

Color #9c8ecd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 19.73 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 9.6

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Conversions

HEX

#9c8ecd

RGB

rgb(156, 142, 205)

HSL

hsl(253.3, 38.7%, 68%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(253.3, 30.7%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.9%, 30.7%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(62.36, 18.58, -30.57)

LCH

lch(62.36, 35.77, 301.29)

OKLCH

oklch(68.3%, 0.0925, 293.99)

HWB

hwb(253.3, 55.7%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bfcd8e

Analogous

#8e9fcd

#9c8ecd

#bb8ecd

Triadic

#9c8ecd

#cd9c8e

#8ecd9c

Split-complementary

#9c8ecd

#cdbb8e

#9fcd8e

Tetradic

#9c8ecd

#cd8ebf

#bfcd8e

#8ecd9c

Square

#9c8ecd

#cd8e9f

#bfcd8e

#8ecdbb

Shades

Color #9c8ecd mixed toward black.

#7966bb

#5b47a0

#443578

#2d2350

#171228

Tints

Color #9c8ecd mixed toward white.

#aca1d5

#bdb4de

#cdc6e6

#ded9ee

#eeecf7

Tones

Color #9c8ecd mixed toward gray.

#9f93c8

#a298c2

#a59ebd

#a8a3b8

#aaa8b3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.16:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.16:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9696c0 · ΔE 5.4

Deuteranopia

#9798bd · ΔE 6.7

Tritanopia

#9bb5b3 · ΔE 25

Achromatopsia

#979797 · ΔE 20.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9c8ecd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9c8ecd]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#9c8ecd (#9c8ecd) is rgb(156, 142, 205) in RGB.

No, #9c8ecd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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