#9c90aa

Color #9c90aa

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 13.11 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.2

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#9c90aa

RGB

rgb(156, 144, 170)

HSL

hsl(267.7, 13.3%, 61.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(267.7, 15.3%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.2%, 15.3%, 0%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(61.58, 9.54, -12.02)

LCH

lch(61.58, 15.35, 308.44)

OKLCH

oklch(67.2%, 0.0401, 306.18)

HWB

hwb(267.7, 56.5%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9eaa90

Analogous

#9091aa

#9c90aa

#a990aa

Triadic

#9c90aa

#aa9c90

#90aa9c

Split-complementary

#9c90aa

#aaa990

#91aa90

Tetradic

#9c90aa

#aa909e

#9eaa90

#90aa9c

Square

#9c90aa

#aa9091

#9eaa90

#90aaa9

Shades

Color #9c90aa mixed toward black.

#827293

#685b77

#4e4459

#342d3b

#1a171e

Tints

Color #9c90aa mixed toward white.

#ada3b8

#bdb5c6

#cec8d5

#dedae3

#efedf1

Tones

Color #9c90aa mixed toward gray.

#9c92a8

#9c94a6

#9d97a4

#9d99a1

#9d9b9f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.98:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.98:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9797a4 · ΔE 7.7

Deuteranopia

#9899a3 · ΔE 9.2

Tritanopia

#9b9f9e · ΔE 15.3

Achromatopsia

#959595 · ΔE 13.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9c90aa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9c90aa]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#9c90aa (#9c90aa) is rgb(156, 144, 170) in RGB.

No, #9c90aa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #9c90aa, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast