#9C8AAB
Lilac · light cool purple
About #9C8AAB
With the hex code #9C8AAB, this is a light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 61% red, 54% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Lilac — a ΔE of 13.3 — followed by Taupe. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #99AB8A, a sage shade.
In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 6.64:1, a WCAG AA pass.
Colour codes
| HEX | |
|---|---|
| RGB | |
| HSL | |
| HSV / HSB | |
| CMYK | |
| CIELAB | |
| Decimal | |
| CSS |
Closest named colours
ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #9C8AAB
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
Colour-blindness preview
How #9C8AAB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
Shades, tints & matching colours
Similar colours
Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #9C8AAB?
With the hex code #9C8AAB, this is a light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 61% red, 54% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #9C8AAB?
Use black text. Black on #9C8AAB has a contrast ratio of 6.64:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #9C8AAB?
Its complementary colour is #99AB8A, and analogous partners are #8C8AAB and #AB8AA9.