#9d8fab

Color #9d8fab

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 14.14 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.9

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Conversions

HEX

#9d8fab

RGB

rgb(157, 143, 171)

HSL

hsl(270, 14.3%, 61.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270, 16.4%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.2%, 16.4%, 0%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(61.44, 10.66, -12.79)

LCH

lch(61.44, 16.65, 309.81)

OKLCH

oklch(67.2%, 0.0436, 307.74)

HWB

hwb(270, 56.1%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9dab8f

Analogous

#8f8fab

#9d8fab

#ab8fab

Triadic

#9d8fab

#ab9d8f

#8fab9d

Split-complementary

#9d8fab

#abab8f

#8fab8f

Tetradic

#9d8fab

#ab8f9d

#9dab8f

#8fab9d

Square

#9d8fab

#ab8f8f

#9dab8f

#8fabab

Shades

Color #9d8fab mixed toward black.

#837195

#695a78

#4f435a

#342d3c

#1a161e

Tints

Color #9d8fab mixed toward white.

#ada2b9

#beb4c7

#cec7d5

#dedae3

#efecf1

Tones

Color #9d8fab mixed toward gray.

#9d91a9

#9d94a6

#9d96a4

#9d98a2

#9d9b9f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.95:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.95:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9797a5 · ΔE 8.3

Deuteranopia

#9899a3 · ΔE 10.2

Tritanopia

#9ca09e · ΔE 16.6

Achromatopsia

#949494 · ΔE 14

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9d8fab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9d8fab]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#9d8fab (#9d8fab) is rgb(157, 143, 171) in RGB.

No, #9d8fab is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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