All About Color #9C8CB5

#9C8CB5

About #9C8CB5

#9C8CB5 is a light purple color with the hex code #9C8CB5. In RGB it is red 156, green 140, blue 181; in HSL it is hue 263°, saturation 22%, lightness 63%; in CMYK it is 14%, 23%, 0%, 29%. Its contrast ratio is 3.07:1 on white and 6.83:1 on black.

#9C8CB5 Color Conversion

Hex triplet9C, 8C, B5
CMYK13.81%, 22.65%, 0.00%, 29.02%
RGB Decimal156, 140, 181
HSL263°, 22%, 63%
RGB Octal234, 214, 265
HSV (HSB)263.41°, 22.65%, 70.98%
RGB Binary10011100, 10001100, 10110101
CIE-L*AB60.92, 14.19, -19.26
RGB Percent61.18%, 54.90%, 70.98%
CIE-L*CH60.92, 23.92, 306.38
XYZ31.43, 29.16, 47.69
CIE-L*UV60.92, 6.04, -31.22
xyY0.29, 0.27, 29.16
Hunter-Lab54.00, 9.39, -14.56
RYB61.18%, 54.90%, 70.98%

Color Accessibility Scores

#9C8CB5 on a dark background: contrast 6.83:1, passes WCAG AA.
#9C8CB5 on a light background: contrast 3.07:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #9C8CB5, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#9C8CB5 · #CCC4D9 · #6D5A8C · #A5B58C · #D1D9C4

Analogous palette

#8CA5B5 · #8C91B5 · #9C8CB5 · #B18CB5 · #B58CA5

Triadic palette

#9C8CB5 · #B59C8C · #8CB59C · #CCC4D9 · #D9CCC4

Tetradic palette

#9C8CB5 · #B58C91 · #A5B58C · #8CB5B1 · #6D5A8C

Monochromatic palette

#504267 · #745F95 · #9C8CB5 · #C4BBD3 · #ECE9F1

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