#9e81a0

Color #9e81a0

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 19.12 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 12.3

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Conversions

HEX

#9e81a0

RGB

rgb(158, 129, 160)

HSL

hsl(296.1, 14%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(296.1, 19.4%, 62.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.2%, 19.4%, 0%, 37.3%)

LAB

lab(57.57, 16.76, -12.33)

LCH

lch(57.57, 20.81, 323.66)

OKLCH

oklch(64.1%, 0.0565, 324.14)

HWB

hwb(296.1, 50.6%, 37.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#83a081

Analogous

#8f81a0

#9e81a0

#a08193

Triadic

#9e81a0

#a09e81

#81a09e

Split-complementary

#9e81a0

#93a081

#81a08f

Tetradic

#9e81a0

#a08183

#83a081

#81a09e

Square

#9e81a0

#a08f81

#83a081

#8193a0

Shades

Color #9e81a0 mixed toward black.

#876889

#6c536e

#513e52

#362937

#1b151b

Tints

Color #9e81a0 mixed toward white.

#ae96b0

#beabc0

#cfc0d0

#dfd5df

#efeaef

Tones

Color #9e81a0 mixed toward gray.

#9c849d

#9a869b

#978998

#958b96

#938e93

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.44:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.1:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.1:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#929299 · ΔE 14.7

Deuteranopia

#949698 · ΔE 17.4

Tritanopia

#9d9492 · ΔE 15.8

Achromatopsia

#8a8a8a · ΔE 17

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9e81a0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9e81a0]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#9e81a0 (#9e81a0) is rgb(158, 129, 160) in RGB.

No, #9e81a0 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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