#9C8CA2#9C8CA2

#9C8CA2 is a light, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.284; OKLCH L 66.1% C 0.037 H 316.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C8CA2
RGB	rgb(156, 140, 162)
HSL	hsl(284, 11%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(284, 14%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.7%, 13.6%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.28, 10.16, -9.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.28, 13.86, 317.15°)
OKLab	oklab(66.14% 0.0269 -0.0253)
OKLCH	oklch(66.14% 0.037 316.8)
XYZ	xyz(29.6090, 28.4330, 38.1037)
Luminance	0.2843 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C8CA2 #92A28C

analogous

#918CA2 #9C8CA2 #A28C9D

triadic

#9C8CA2 #A29C8C #8CA29C

tetradic

#9C8CA2 #A2918C #92A28C #8C9DA2

square

#9C8CA2 #A2918C #92A28C #8C9DA2

split-complementary

#9C8CA2 #9DA28C #8CA291

monochromatic

#5E5063 #7E6C85 #9C8CA2 #B9AEBD #D6D0D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.14

#9C8CA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.69

#9C8CA2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #9C8CA2

6.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C8CA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##9C8CA2	1.00	3.14	6.69	6.69
#FFFFFF	3.14	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.69	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.69	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8A90A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8D92A1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C8E93

Achromatopsia (no color)

#919191

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c8ca2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 140, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.1% 0.037 316.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b9adbd',
    500: '#9c8ca2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c8ca2;
$custom-light: #b9adbd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c8ca2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.636,
    "s": 10.577,
    "l": 59.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.66144,
    "c": 0.03692,
    "h": 316.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.28433
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C8CA2

secondary

#C3C9C1

accent

#B47486

background

#FBFAFB

surface

#F6F4F6

border

#D0CED0

text

#111012

muted

#807F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C8CA2

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