#9e8bae

Color #9e8bae

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 17.45 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 10.4

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Conversions

HEX

#9e8bae

RGB

rgb(158, 139, 174)

HSL

hsl(272.6, 17.8%, 61.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(272.6, 20.1%, 68.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.2%, 20.1%, 0%, 31.8%)

LAB

lab(60.6, 13.91, -15.76)

LCH

lch(60.6, 21.02, 311.43)

OKLCH

oklch(66.6%, 0.0552, 309.34)

HWB

hwb(272.6, 54.5%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9bae8b

Analogous

#8d8bae

#9e8bae

#ae8bad

Triadic

#9e8bae

#ae9e8b

#8bae9e

Split-complementary

#9e8bae

#adae8b

#8bae8d

Tetradic

#9e8bae

#ae8b9b

#9bae8b

#8bae9e

Square

#9e8bae

#ae8d8b

#9bae8b

#8badae

Shades

Color #9e8bae mixed toward black.

#846c99

#6a567b

#4f405c

#352b3d

#1a151f

Tints

Color #9e8bae mixed toward white.

#ae9ebc

#beb2c9

#cfc5d7

#dfd8e4

#efecf2

Tones

Color #9e8bae mixed toward gray.

#9e8eab

#9e91a8

#9d94a5

#9d97a2

#9d9a9f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.76:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.76:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9696a6 · ΔE 10.2

Deuteranopia

#9799a4 · ΔE 12.7

Tritanopia

#9da09f · ΔE 18.1

Achromatopsia

#929292 · ΔE 16.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9e8bae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9e8bae]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#9e8bae (#9e8bae) is rgb(158, 139, 174) in RGB.

No, #9e8bae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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