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#9b8eb4

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

RGB
155, 142, 180
HSL
261°, 20%, 63%
CMYK
14, 21, 0, 29
Luminance
0.2961

Every format

HEX#9b8eb4
RGBrgb(155, 142, 180)
HSLhsl(261, 20%, 63%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 21%, 0%, 29%)
LABlab(61.3 12.5 -18.1)
LCHlch(61.3 22.0 304.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.671 0.057 300.5)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #9b8eb4;
background-color: #9b8eb4;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#9b8eb4] bg-[#9b8eb4]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #9b8eb4;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.608, green: 0.557, blue: 0.706)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#9b8eb4")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#9b8eb4 on white: 3.03:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#9b8eb4 on black: 6.92:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red60.8%
Green55.7%
Blue70.6%

CMYK percentages

Cyan13.9%
Magenta21.1%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)29.4%

Color previews

#9b8eb4 text on a black background

contrast 6.92:1

Card sample

#9b8eb4 text on a white background

contrast 3.03:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #9b8eb4;
Background color
Panel with #9b8eb4 background
background-color: #9b8eb4;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #9b8eb4;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(155, 142, 180, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(155, 142, 180, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #9b8eb4;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9b8eb4, #B48EB4);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #9b8eb4

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #9b8eb4 in the Color Lab