All About Color #9C8CA6

#9C8CA6

About #9C8CA6

#9C8CA6 is a light purple color with the hex code #9C8CA6. In RGB it is red 156, green 140, blue 166; in HSL it is hue 277°, saturation 13%, lightness 60%; in CMYK it is 6%, 16%, 0%, 35%. Its contrast ratio is 3.13:1 on white and 6.72:1 on black.

#9C8CA6 Color Conversion

Hex triplet9C, 8C, A6
CMYK6.02%, 15.66%, 0.00%, 34.90%
RGB Decimal156, 140, 166
HSL277°, 13%, 60%
RGB Octal234, 214, 246
HSV (HSB)276.92°, 15.66%, 65.10%
RGB Binary10011100, 10001100, 10100110
CIE-L*AB60.41, 10.98, -11.52
RGB Percent61.18%, 54.90%, 65.10%
CIE-L*CH60.41, 15.92, 313.64
XYZ29.97, 28.58, 40.01
CIE-L*UV60.41, 7.34, -18.74
xyY0.30, 0.29, 28.58
Hunter-Lab53.46, 6.53, -6.96
RYB61.18%, 54.90%, 65.10%

Color Accessibility Scores

#9C8CA6 on a dark background: contrast 6.72:1, passes WCAG AA.
#9C8CA6 on a light background: contrast 3.13:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #9C8CA6, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

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Complementary palette

#9C8CA6 · #C9C0CE · #6E5D79 · #96A68C · #C5CEC0

Analogous palette

#8C96A6 · #8F8CA6 · #9C8CA6 · #A68CA3 · #A68C96

Triadic palette

#9C8CA6 · #A69C8C · #8CA69C · #C9C0CE · #CEC9C0

Tetradic palette

#9C8CA6 · #A68F8C · #96A68C · #8CA3A6 · #6E5D79

Monochromatic palette

#4F4356 · #766482 · #9C8CA6 · #C1B7C8 · #E6E2E9

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