All About Color #9C8EB8

#9C8EB8

About #9C8EB8

#9C8EB8 is a light purple color with the hex code #9C8EB8. In RGB it is red 156, green 142, blue 184; in HSL it is hue 260°, saturation 23%, lightness 64%; in CMYK it is 15%, 23%, 0%, 28%. Its contrast ratio is 3.01:1 on white and 6.97:1 on black.

#9C8EB8 Color Conversion

Hex triplet9C, 8E, B8
CMYK15.22%, 22.83%, 0.00%, 27.84%
RGB Decimal156, 142, 184
HSL260°, 23%, 64%
RGB Octal234, 216, 270
HSV (HSB)260.00°, 22.83%, 72.16%
RGB Binary10011100, 10001110, 10111000
CIE-L*AB61.55, 13.71, -20.01
RGB Percent61.18%, 55.69%, 72.16%
CIE-L*CH61.55, 24.26, 304.43
XYZ32.04, 29.87, 49.43
CIE-L*UV61.55, 4.86, -32.38
xyY0.29, 0.27, 29.87
Hunter-Lab54.66, 8.97, -15.35
RYB61.18%, 55.69%, 72.16%

Color Accessibility Scores

#9C8EB8 on a dark background: contrast 6.97:1, passes WCAG AA.
#9C8EB8 on a light background: contrast 3.01:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #9C8EB8, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

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Complementary palette

#9C8EB8 · #CEC7DC · #6C5A90 · #AAB88E · #D5DCC7

Analogous palette

#8EAAB8 · #8E95B8 · #9C8EB8 · #B18EB8 · #B88EAA

Triadic palette

#9C8EB8 · #B89C8E · #8EB89C · #CEC7DC · #DCCEC7

Tetradic palette

#9C8EB8 · #B88E95 · #AAB88E · #8EB8B1 · #6C5A90

Monochromatic palette

#50436B · #73609A · #9C8EB8 · #C5BDD6 · #EFECF3

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