#9e88a5

Color #9e88a5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 16.45 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.9

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Conversions

HEX

#9e88a5

RGB

rgb(158, 136, 165)

HSL

hsl(285.5, 13.9%, 59%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(285.5, 17.6%, 64.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.2%, 17.6%, 0%, 35.3%)

LAB

lab(59.52, 13.76, -12.25)

LCH

lch(59.52, 18.42, 318.32)

OKLCH

oklch(65.6%, 0.0492, 317.88)

HWB

hwb(285.5, 53.3%, 35.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8fa588

Analogous

#8f88a5

#9e88a5

#a5889d

Triadic

#9e88a5

#a59e88

#88a59e

Split-complementary

#9e88a5

#9da588

#88a58f

Tetradic

#9e88a5

#a5888f

#8fa588

#88a59e

Square

#9e88a5

#a58f88

#8fa588

#889da5

Shades

Color #9e88a5 mixed toward black.

#866c8f

#6c5672

#514156

#362b39

#1b161d

Tints

Color #9e88a5 mixed toward white.

#ae9cb4

#beb0c3

#cec3d2

#dfd7e1

#efebf0

Tones

Color #9e88a5 mixed toward gray.

#9d8aa3

#9b8da0

#9a8f9e

#99929b

#989499

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.52:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.52:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#95959f · ΔE 11.9

Deuteranopia

#96989d · ΔE 14.6

Tritanopia

#9d9998 · ΔE 15.2

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 15.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9e88a5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9e88a5]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Frequently asked questions

#9e88a5 (#9e88a5) is rgb(158, 136, 165) in RGB.

No, #9e88a5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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