All About Color #9C8AA3

#9C8AA3

About #9C8AA3

#9C8AA3 is a medium purple color with the hex code #9C8AA3. In RGB it is red 156, green 138, blue 163; in HSL it is hue 283°, saturation 12%, lightness 59%; in CMYK it is 4%, 15%, 0%, 36%. Its contrast ratio is 3.19:1 on white and 6.58:1 on black.

#9C8AA3 Color Conversion

Hex triplet9C, 8A, A3
CMYK4.29%, 15.34%, 0.00%, 36.08%
RGB Decimal156, 138, 163
HSL283°, 12%, 59%
RGB Octal234, 212, 243
HSV (HSB)283.20°, 15.34%, 63.92%
RGB Binary10011100, 10001010, 10100011
CIE-L*AB59.79, 11.51, -10.74
RGB Percent61.18%, 54.12%, 63.92%
CIE-L*CH59.79, 15.74, 316.99
XYZ29.41, 27.89, 38.48
CIE-L*UV59.79, 8.59, -17.60
xyY0.31, 0.29, 27.89
Hunter-Lab52.81, 6.99, -6.24
RYB61.18%, 54.12%, 63.92%

Color Accessibility Scores

#9C8AA3 on a dark background: contrast 6.58:1, passes WCAG AA.
#9C8AA3 on a light background: contrast 3.19:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #9C8AA3, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#9C8AA3 · #C7BDCB · #6E5C75 · #91A38A · #C1CBBD

Analogous palette

#8A91A3 · #8F8AA3 · #9C8AA3 · #A38A9E · #A38A91

Triadic palette

#9C8AA3 · #A39C8A · #8AA39C · #C7BDCB · #CBC7BD

Tetradic palette

#9C8AA3 · #A38F8A · #91A38A · #8A9EA3 · #6E5C75

Monochromatic palette

#4E4153 · #76637E · #9C8AA3 · #C0B5C5 · #E4E0E6

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