#9d8ea9

Color #9d8ea9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 14.09 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.9

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Conversions

HEX

#9d8ea9

RGB

rgb(157, 142, 169)

HSL

hsl(273.3, 13.6%, 61%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(273.3, 16%, 66.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.1%, 16%, 0%, 33.7%)

LAB

lab(61.11, 10.81, -12.15)

LCH

lch(61.11, 16.26, 311.66)

OKLCH

oklch(66.9%, 0.0427, 310.06)

HWB

hwb(273.3, 55.7%, 33.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9aa98e

Analogous

#908ea9

#9d8ea9

#a98ea8

Triadic

#9d8ea9

#a99d8e

#8ea99d

Split-complementary

#9d8ea9

#a8a98e

#8ea990

Tetradic

#9d8ea9

#a98e9a

#9aa98e

#8ea99d

Square

#9d8ea9

#a9908e

#9aa98e

#8ea8a9

Shades

Color #9d8ea9 mixed toward black.

#847193

#695a76

#4f4358

#352d3b

#1a161d

Tints

Color #9d8ea9 mixed toward white.

#ada1b7

#beb4c6

#cec7d4

#ded9e2

#efecf1

Tones

Color #9d8ea9 mixed toward gray.

#9d90a7

#9d93a5

#9c95a2

#9c97a0

#9c999e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.88:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.88:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9797a3 · ΔE 9

Deuteranopia

#9899a2 · ΔE 10.6

Tritanopia

#9c9e9d · ΔE 15.4

Achromatopsia

#939393 · ΔE 13.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9d8ea9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9d8ea9]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#9d8ea9 (#9d8ea9) is rgb(157, 142, 169) in RGB.

No, #9d8ea9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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