#9e86af

Color #9e86af

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 20.79 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 12.7

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Conversions

HEX

#9e86af

RGB

rgb(158, 134, 175)

HSL

hsl(275.1, 20.4%, 60.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(275.1, 23.4%, 68.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.7%, 23.4%, 0%, 31.4%)

LAB

lab(59.36, 16.99, -18.21)

LCH

lch(59.36, 24.91, 313.01)

OKLCH

oklch(65.6%, 0.0656, 310.98)

HWB

hwb(275.1, 52.5%, 31.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#97af86

Analogous

#8a86af

#9e86af

#af86ac

Triadic

#9e86af

#af9e86

#86af9e

Split-complementary

#9e86af

#acaf86

#86af8a

Tetradic

#9e86af

#af8697

#97af86

#86af9e

Square

#9e86af

#af8a86

#97af86

#86acaf

Shades

Color #9e86af mixed toward black.

#85679b

#6b527c

#503e5d

#35293e

#1b151f

Tints

Color #9e86af mixed toward white.

#ae9abc

#beaeca

#cfc3d7

#dfd7e4

#efebf2

Tones

Color #9e86af mixed toward gray.

#9d89ac

#9d8da8

#9c90a5

#9c94a1

#9b979e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.48:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.48:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9494a6 · ΔE 11.5

Deuteranopia

#9697a4 · ΔE 13.6

Tritanopia

#9d9f9d · ΔE 20.2

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 18.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9e86af;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9e86af]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#9e86af (#9e86af) is rgb(158, 134, 175) in RGB.

No, #9e86af 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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