#9e8198

Color #9e8198

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 16.11 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 11.3

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Conversions

HEX

#9e8198

RGB

rgb(158, 129, 152)

HSL

hsl(312.4, 13%, 56.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(312.4, 18.4%, 62%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 18.4%, 3.8%, 38%)

LAB

lab(57.31, 15.2, -8.11)

LCH

lch(57.31, 17.23, 331.92)

OKLCH

oklch(63.8%, 0.0481, 333.33)

HWB

hwb(312.4, 50.6%, 38%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#819e87

Analogous

#96819e

#9e8198

#9e818a

Triadic

#9e8198

#989e81

#81989e

Split-complementary

#9e8198

#8a9e81

#819e96

Tetradic

#9e8198

#9e8781

#819e87

#81989e

Square

#9e8198

#9e9681

#819e87

#818a9e

Shades

Color #9e8198 mixed toward black.

#876881

#6c5367

#513e4d

#362a34

#1b151a

Tints

Color #9e8198 mixed toward white.

#ae96a9

#beabba

#cfc0cc

#dfd5dd

#efeaee

Tones

Color #9e8198 mixed toward gray.

#9c8397

#998695

#978894

#948b92

#928d91

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.05:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.05:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#929293 · ΔE 15.5

Deuteranopia

#949692 · ΔE 20

Tritanopia

#9d8f8e · ΔE 11.9

Achromatopsia

#8a8a8a · ΔE 15.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9e8198;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9e8198]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Frequently asked questions

#9e8198 (#9e8198) is rgb(158, 129, 152) in RGB.

No, #9e8198 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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