#9d8eaa

Color #9d8eaa

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 14.35 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.1

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Conversions

HEX

#9d8eaa

RGB

rgb(157, 142, 170)

HSL

hsl(272.1, 14.1%, 61.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(272.1, 16.5%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.6%, 16.5%, 0%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(61.15, 11.02, -12.66)

LCH

lch(61.15, 16.78, 311.04)

OKLCH

oklch(66.9%, 0.0441, 309.29)

HWB

hwb(272.1, 55.7%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9baa8e

Analogous

#8f8eaa

#9d8eaa

#aa8ea9

Triadic

#9d8eaa

#aa9d8e

#8eaa9d

Split-complementary

#9d8eaa

#a9aa8e

#8eaa8f

Tetradic

#9d8eaa

#aa8e9b

#9baa8e

#8eaa9d

Square

#9d8eaa

#aa8f8e

#9baa8e

#8ea9aa

Shades

Color #9d8eaa mixed toward black.

#837094

#695977

#4f4359

#352d3b

#1a161e

Tints

Color #9d8eaa mixed toward white.

#ada1b8

#beb4c6

#cec7d5

#ded9e3

#efecf1

Tones

Color #9d8eaa mixed toward gray.

#9d90a8

#9d93a5

#9d95a3

#9c97a1

#9c9a9e

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

#9797a4 · ΔE 8.9

Deuteranopia

#9899a2 · ΔE 10.8

Tritanopia

#9c9f9d · ΔE 16.4

Achromatopsia

#949494 · ΔE 14.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9d8eaa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9d8eaa]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#9d8eaa (#9d8eaa) is rgb(157, 142, 170) in RGB.

No, #9d8eaa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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