#9e8fa3

Color #9e8fa3

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 13.06 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#9e8fa3

RGB

rgb(158, 143, 163)

HSL

hsl(285, 9.8%, 60%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(285, 12.3%, 63.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.1%, 12.3%, 0%, 36.1%)

LAB

lab(61.27, 9.37, -8.49)

LCH

lch(61.27, 12.64, 317.82)

OKLCH

oklch(67%, 0.0337, 317.65)

HWB

hwb(285, 56.1%, 36.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#94a38f

Analogous

#948fa3

#9e8fa3

#a38f9e

Triadic

#9e8fa3

#a39e8f

#8fa39e

Split-complementary

#9e8fa3

#9ea38f

#8fa394

Tetradic

#9e8fa3

#a38f94

#94a38f

#8fa39e

Square

#9e8fa3

#a3948f

#94a38f

#8f9ea3

Shades

Color #9e8fa3 mixed toward black.

#86738c

#6b5c70

#504554

#352e38

#1b171c

Tints

Color #9e8fa3 mixed toward white.

#aea2b2

#beb4c2

#cec7d1

#dfdae0

#efecf0

Tones

Color #9e8fa3 mixed toward gray.

#9d91a1

#9c92a0

#9b949e

#9b969c

#9a979b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.91:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.91:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#98989e · ΔE 9.6

Deuteranopia

#999a9d · ΔE 11.3

Tritanopia

#9d9b9a · ΔE 12.1

Achromatopsia

#949494 · ΔE 12

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9e8fa3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9e8fa3]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Frequently asked questions

#9e8fa3 (#9e8fa3) is rgb(158, 143, 163) in RGB.

No, #9e8fa3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #9e8fa3, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast