#938e96

Color #938e96

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 7.82 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#938e96

RGB

rgb(147, 142, 150)

HSL

hsl(277.5, 3.7%, 57.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.5, 5.3%, 58.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(2%, 5.3%, 0%, 41.2%)

LAB

lab(59.66, 3.4, -3.58)

LCH

lch(59.66, 4.94, 313.52)

OKLCH

oklch(65.4%, 0.013, 313.13)

HWB

hwb(277.5, 55.7%, 41.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#91968e

Analogous

#8f8e96

#938e96

#968e95

Triadic

#938e96

#96938e

#8e9693

Split-complementary

#938e96

#95968e

#8e968f

Tetradic

#938e96

#968e91

#91968e

#8e9693

Square

#938e96

#968f8e

#91968e

#8e9596

Shades

Color #938e96 mixed toward black.

#7b757e

#625e65

#4a464c

#312f33

#191719

Tints

Color #938e96 mixed toward white.

#a5a1a8

#b7b4b9

#c9c7cb

#dbd9dc

#edecee

Tones

Color #938e96 mixed toward gray.

#938f95

#939094

#929193

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.55:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.55:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#919194 · ΔE 4

Deuteranopia

#919294 · ΔE 5

Tritanopia

#939392 · ΔE 6.2

Achromatopsia

#909090 · ΔE 5.5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #938e96;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#938e96]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#938e96 (#938e96) is rgb(147, 142, 150) in RGB.

No, #938e96 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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