#9c91a6

Color #9c91a6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 12 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#9c91a6

RGB

rgb(156, 145, 166)

HSL

hsl(271.4, 10.6%, 61%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(271.4, 12.7%, 65.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(6%, 12.7%, 0%, 34.9%)

LAB

lab(61.72, 8.14, -9.55)

LCH

lch(61.72, 12.55, 310.44)

OKLCH

oklch(67.3%, 0.0329, 308.96)

HWB

hwb(271.4, 56.9%, 34.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9ba691

Analogous

#9291a6

#9c91a6

#a691a6

Triadic

#9c91a6

#a69c91

#91a69c

Split-complementary

#9c91a6

#a6a691

#91a692

Tetradic

#9c91a6

#a6919b

#9ba691

#91a69c

Square

#9c91a6

#a69291

#9ba691

#91a6a6

Shades

Color #9c91a6 mixed toward black.

#82748f

#685d73

#4e4656

#342e39

#1a171d

Tints

Color #9c91a6 mixed toward white.

#ada3b5

#bdb6c4

#cec8d3

#dedae1

#efedf0

Tones

Color #9c91a6 mixed toward gray.

#9c93a4

#9c95a3

#9c96a1

#9c989f

#9c9a9d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.01:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.01:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9797a1 · ΔE 7.2

Deuteranopia

#9899a0 · ΔE 8.8

Tritanopia

#9b9d9c · ΔE 12.9

Achromatopsia

#959595 · ΔE 11.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9c91a6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9c91a6]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#9c91a6 (#9c91a6) is rgb(156, 145, 166) in RGB.

No, #9c91a6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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