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#9b89cd

a light, soft violet · warm · closest name: plum

RGB
155, 137, 205
HSL
256°, 41%, 67%
CMYK
24, 33, 0, 20
Luminance
0.2927

Every format

HEX#9b89cd
RGBrgb(155, 137, 205)
HSLhsl(256, 41%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 33%, 0%, 20%)
LABlab(61.0 21.1 -32.6)
LCHlch(61.0 38.9 302.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.672 0.101 295.7)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #9b89cd;
background-color: #9b89cd;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#9b89cd] bg-[#9b89cd]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #9b89cd;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.608, green: 0.537, blue: 0.804)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#9b89cd")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#9b89cd on white: 3.06:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#9b89cd on black: 6.85:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red60.8%
Green53.7%
Blue80.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan24.4%
Magenta33.2%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)19.6%

Color previews

#9b89cd text on a black background

contrast 6.85:1

Card sample

#9b89cd text on a white background

contrast 3.06:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #9b89cd;
Background color
Panel with #9b89cd background
background-color: #9b89cd;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #9b89cd;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(155, 137, 205, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(155, 137, 205, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #9b89cd;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9b89cd, #C889CD);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #9b89cd

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #9b89cd in the Color Lab