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#9FA3CD closest to Imperial Lilac

#9FA3CD is a light, muted purple; the closest named color is Imperial Lilac. In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 63.9% green and 80.4% blue (rgb(159, 163, 205)). Its HSL value is 235° hue, 32% saturation and 71% lightness, and in CMYK it is 22% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #9FA3CD is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.59:1.

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Variations of #9FA3CD

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#9FA3CD color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#9FA3CD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #9FA3CD appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #96A4CC
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #98A7CF
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9AA6CE
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #96A4CC
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #99A4CC
  • Tritanopia 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #94AAB1
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #9CA6C1
  • Achromatopsia 88% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A6A6A6
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A4A5B1

#9FA3CD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.44:1 Very poor#9FA3CD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.59:1 Very good#9FA3CD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#9FA3CD in CSS

/* Imperial Lilac */
.color { color: #9FA3CD; }
.background { background-color: #9FA3CD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #9FA3CD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(159 163 205);
color: hsl(235 32% 71%);
color: oklch(0.727 0.061 280.5);

#9FA3CD FAQ

What color is #9FA3CD?

#9FA3CD is a light, muted purple. Its closest named color is Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #9FA3CD?

#9FA3CD is rgb(159, 163, 205) in RGB, hsl(235, 32%, 71%) in HSL and cmyk(22%, 20%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #9FA3CD?

The complementary color of #9FA3CD is #CDC99F, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #9FA3CD?

Black text has the best contrast on #9FA3CD: 8.59:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #9FA3CD a warm or cool color?

#9FA3CD is a cool color.