#9d8faa

Color #9d8faa

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 13.88 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.7

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Conversions

HEX

#9d8faa

RGB

rgb(157, 143, 170)

HSL

hsl(271.1, 13.7%, 61.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(271.1, 15.9%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.6%, 15.9%, 0%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(61.41, 10.45, -12.27)

LCH

lch(61.41, 16.12, 310.42)

OKLCH

oklch(67.1%, 0.0423, 308.47)

HWB

hwb(271.1, 56.1%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9caa8f

Analogous

#908faa

#9d8faa

#aa8faa

Triadic

#9d8faa

#aa9d8f

#8faa9d

Split-complementary

#9d8faa

#aaaa8f

#8faa90

Tetradic

#9d8faa

#aa8f9c

#9caa8f

#8faa9d

Square

#9d8faa

#aa908f

#9caa8f

#8faaaa

Shades

Color #9d8faa mixed toward black.

#837194

#695a77

#4f4459

#342d3b

#1a171e

Tints

Color #9d8faa mixed toward white.

#ada2b8

#beb4c6

#cec7d5

#dedae3

#efecf1

Tones

Color #9d8faa mixed toward gray.

#9d91a8

#9d94a6

#9d96a3

#9d98a1

#9d9a9f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.94:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.94:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9797a4 · ΔE 8.4

Deuteranopia

#9899a3 · ΔE 9.9

Tritanopia

#9c9f9e · ΔE 15.6

Achromatopsia

#949494 · ΔE 13.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9d8faa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9d8faa]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#9d8faa (#9d8faa) is rgb(157, 143, 170) in RGB.

No, #9d8faa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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