#9f8fa8

Color #9f8fa8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 14.14 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#9f8fa8

RGB

rgb(159, 143, 168)

HSL

hsl(278.4, 12.6%, 61%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(278.4, 14.9%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.4%, 14.9%, 0%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(61.52, 10.73, -10.95)

LCH

lch(61.52, 15.33, 314.42)

OKLCH

oklch(67.2%, 0.0405, 313.5)

HWB

hwb(278.4, 56.1%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#98a88f

Analogous

#938fa8

#9f8fa8

#a88fa5

Triadic

#9f8fa8

#a89f8f

#8fa89f

Split-complementary

#9f8fa8

#a5a88f

#8fa893

Tetradic

#9f8fa8

#a88f98

#98a88f

#8fa89f

Square

#9f8fa8

#a8938f

#98a88f

#8fa5a8

Shades

Color #9f8fa8 mixed toward black.

#867291

#6b5b75

#514458

#362d3a

#1b171d

Tints

Color #9f8fa8 mixed toward white.

#afa2b7

#bfb4c5

#cfc7d4

#dfdae2

#efecf1

Tones

Color #9f8fa8 mixed toward gray.

#9e91a6

#9e93a4

#9d95a2

#9d97a0

#9c999e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.97:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.97:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9898a2 · ΔE 9.5

Deuteranopia

#999aa1 · ΔE 11.1

Tritanopia

#9e9e9d · ΔE 14.6

Achromatopsia

#959595 · ΔE 13.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9f8fa8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9f8fa8]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#9f8fa8 (#9f8fa8) is rgb(159, 143, 168) in RGB.

No, #9f8fa8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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