All About Color #9C8BB1

#9C8BB1

About #9C8BB1

#9C8BB1 is a light purple color with the hex code #9C8BB1. In RGB it is red 156, green 139, blue 177; in HSL it is hue 267°, saturation 20%, lightness 62%; in CMYK it is 12%, 21%, 0%, 31%. Its contrast ratio is 3.12:1 on white and 6.74:1 on black.

#9C8BB1 Color Conversion

Hex triplet9C, 8B, B1
CMYK11.86%, 21.47%, 0.00%, 30.59%
RGB Decimal156, 139, 177
HSL267°, 20%, 62%
RGB Octal234, 213, 261
HSV (HSB)266.84°, 21.47%, 69.41%
RGB Binary10011100, 10001011, 10110001
CIE-L*AB60.52, 13.89, -17.60
RGB Percent61.18%, 54.51%, 69.41%
CIE-L*CH60.52, 22.42, 308.27
XYZ30.88, 28.71, 45.51
CIE-L*UV60.52, 6.85, -28.54
xyY0.29, 0.27, 28.71
Hunter-Lab53.58, 9.11, -12.85
RYB61.18%, 54.51%, 69.41%

Color Accessibility Scores

#9C8BB1 on a dark background: contrast 6.74:1, passes WCAG AA.
#9C8BB1 on a light background: contrast 3.12:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #9C8BB1, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#9C8BB1 · #CBC2D6 · #6E5A87 · #A0B18B · #CDD6C2

Analogous palette

#8BA0B1 · #8B8DB1 · #9C8BB1 · #B08BB1 · #B18BA0

Triadic palette

#9C8BB1 · #B19C8B · #8BB19C · #CBC2D6 · #D6CBC2

Tetradic palette

#9C8BB1 · #B18B8D · #A0B18B · #8BB1B0 · #6E5A87

Monochromatic palette

#504162 · #756090 · #9C8BB1 · #C3B9D0 · #EAE7EF

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