All About Color #9E8EA4

#9E8EA4

About #9E8EA4

#9E8EA4 is a light purple color with the hex code #9E8EA4. In RGB it is red 158, green 142, blue 164; in HSL it is hue 284°, saturation 11%, lightness 60%; in CMYK it is 4%, 13%, 0%, 36%. Its contrast ratio is 3.06:1 on white and 6.86:1 on black.

#9E8EA4 Color Conversion

Hex triplet9E, 8E, A4
CMYK3.66%, 13.41%, 0.00%, 35.69%
RGB Decimal158, 142, 164
HSL284°, 11%, 60%
RGB Octal236, 216, 244
HSV (HSB)283.64°, 13.41%, 64.31%
RGB Binary10011110, 10001110, 10100100
CIE-L*AB61.04, 10.14, -9.41
RGB Percent61.96%, 55.69%, 64.31%
CIE-L*CH61.04, 13.84, 317.14
XYZ30.47, 29.30, 39.17
CIE-L*UV61.04, 7.69, -15.45
xyY0.31, 0.30, 29.30
Hunter-Lab54.13, 5.78, -5.02
RYB61.96%, 55.69%, 64.31%

Color Accessibility Scores

#9E8EA4 on a dark background: contrast 6.86:1, passes WCAG AA.
#9E8EA4 on a light background: contrast 3.06:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #9E8EA4, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#9E8EA4 · #CAC1CD · #715F77 · #94A48E · #C4CDC1

Analogous palette

#8E94A4 · #938EA4 · #9E8EA4 · #A48E9F · #A48E94

Triadic palette

#9E8EA4 · #A49E8E · #8EA49E · #CAC1CD · #CDCAC1

Tetradic palette

#9E8EA4 · #A4938E · #94A48E · #8E9FA4 · #715F77

Monochromatic palette

#504455 · #79667F · #9E8EA4 · #C3B8C6 · #E7E3E8

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