All About Color #9C8EB4

#9C8EB4

About #9C8EB4

#9C8EB4 is a light purple color with the hex code #9C8EB4. In RGB it is red 156, green 142, blue 180; in HSL it is hue 262°, saturation 20%, lightness 63%; in CMYK it is 13%, 21%, 0%, 29%. Its contrast ratio is 3.03:1 on white and 6.94:1 on black.

#9C8EB4 Color Conversion

Hex triplet9C, 8E, B4
CMYK13.33%, 21.11%, 0.00%, 29.41%
RGB Decimal156, 142, 180
HSL262°, 20%, 63%
RGB Octal234, 216, 264
HSV (HSB)262.11°, 21.11%, 70.59%
RGB Binary10011100, 10001110, 10110100
CIE-L*AB61.40, 12.83, -17.96
RGB Percent61.18%, 55.69%, 70.59%
CIE-L*CH61.40, 22.07, 305.53
XYZ31.62, 29.71, 47.25
CIE-L*UV61.40, 5.20, -29.03
xyY0.29, 0.27, 29.71
Hunter-Lab54.51, 8.17, -13.24
RYB61.18%, 55.69%, 70.59%

Color Accessibility Scores

#9C8EB4 on a dark background: contrast 6.94:1, passes WCAG AA.
#9C8EB4 on a light background: contrast 3.03:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #9C8EB4, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#9C8EB4 · #CCC5D8 · #6D5C8A · #A6B48E · #D1D8C5

Analogous palette

#8EA6B4 · #8E93B4 · #9C8EB4 · #AE8EB4 · #B48EA6

Triadic palette

#9C8EB4 · #B49C8E · #8EB49C · #CCC5D8 · #D8CCC5

Tetradic palette

#9C8EB4 · #B48E93 · #A6B48E · #8EB4AE · #6D5C8A

Monochromatic palette

#504365 · #746293 · #9C8EB4 · #C4BCD2 · #ECEAF1

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