#9e86bf

Color #9e86bf

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 18.53 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 11.7

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Conversions

HEX

#9e86bf

RGB

rgb(158, 134, 191)

HSL

hsl(265.3, 30.8%, 63.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(265.3, 29.8%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.3%, 29.8%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(59.96, 20.51, -26.37)

LCH

lch(59.96, 33.41, 307.87)

OKLCH

oklch(66.3%, 0.0868, 303.4)

HWB

hwb(265.3, 52.5%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a7bf86

Analogous

#868abf

#9e86bf

#ba86bf

Triadic

#9e86bf

#bf9e86

#86bf9e

Split-complementary

#9e86bf

#bfba86

#8abf86

Tetradic

#9e86bf

#bf86a7

#a7bf86

#86bf9e

Square

#9e86bf

#bf868a

#a7bf86

#86bfba

Shades

Color #9e86bf mixed toward black.

#8263ac

#674b8e

#4d386a

#342547

#1a1323

Tints

Color #9e86bf mixed toward white.

#ae9aca

#beaed4

#cec2df

#dfd7ea

#efebf4

Tones

Color #9e86bf mixed toward gray.

#9f8bba

#9f8fb5

#a094b1

#a199ac

#a29ea7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.62:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.62:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9494b3 · ΔE 9.1

Deuteranopia

#9697b0 · ΔE 11.1

Tritanopia

#9da9a7 · ΔE 23.4

Achromatopsia

#909090 · ΔE 20.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9e86bf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9e86bf]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Purple #9370db

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Frequently asked questions

#9e86bf (#9e86bf) is rgb(158, 134, 191) in RGB.

No, #9e86bf 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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