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#9b8abc

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

RGB
155, 138, 188
HSL
260°, 27%, 64%
CMYK
18, 27, 0, 26
Luminance
0.2878

Every format

HEX#9b8abc
RGBrgb(155, 138, 188)
HSLhsl(260, 27%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 27%, 0%, 26%)
LABlab(60.6 16.6 -23.7)
LCHlch(60.6 28.9 304.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.667 0.075 300.0)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #9b8abc;
background-color: #9b8abc;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#9b8abc] bg-[#9b8abc]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #9b8abc;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.608, green: 0.541, blue: 0.737)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#9b8abc")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#9b8abc on white: 3.11:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#9b8abc on black: 6.76:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red60.8%
Green54.1%
Blue73.7%

CMYK percentages

Cyan17.6%
Magenta26.6%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)26.3%

Color previews

#9b8abc text on a black background

contrast 6.76:1

Card sample

#9b8abc text on a white background

contrast 3.11:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #9b8abc;
Background color
Panel with #9b8abc background
background-color: #9b8abc;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #9b8abc;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(155, 138, 188, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(155, 138, 188, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #9b8abc;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9b8abc, #BC8ABC);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #9b8abc

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #9b8abc in the Color Lab