Information about #9E8AAD color
Basic facts about this digital color
#9E8AAD presents itself as a gently muted blue-purple violet — one that floats near the light end of the scale. In practice it works well for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Ooh La (#A088A6). Nearby in the Register you will also find Heather (#A484AC) and Deep Amethyst (#9C8AA4).
Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(158, 138, 173)), which gives #9E8AAD its character. If you plan to put text on a #9E8AAD background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 6.7:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.1:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #9E8AAD is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#9E8AAD color variations
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#9E8AAD color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#9E8AAD color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#9E8AAD color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#9E8AAD color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#9E8AAD color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #9E8AAD color
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Nearest named colors to #9E8AAD
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#A088A6
#A484AC
#9C8AA4
#A189BA
#A096A7
#9E7DA8
#928BA6
#AC86A8
#9998A7
#AB92B3
#A87DA8
#AB94B3
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#9E8AAD
- RGB158, 138, 173
- CMYK6, 14, 0, 32
- CSSrgb(158, 138, 173)
- HSL274°, 18%, 61%
- HSL Precise274.286°, 17.588%, 60.98%
- HSV274°, 20%, 68%
- HSB274°, 20%, 68%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.620
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.541
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.678
- GLSLvec3(0.620, 0.541, 0.678)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.620, 0.541, 0.678, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.620, 0.541, 0.678)
- Percentage of Red in RGB62%
- Percentage of Green in RGB54.1%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB67.8%
- Color FamilyViolet
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX ID9E8AAD
- DECIMAL ID10390189
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
