#948e98

Color #948e98

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 8.73 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#948e98

RGB

rgb(148, 142, 152)

HSL

hsl(276, 4.6%, 57.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276, 6.6%, 59.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.6%, 6.6%, 0%, 40.4%)

LAB

lab(59.81, 4.16, -4.5)

LCH

lch(59.81, 6.13, 312.75)

OKLCH

oklch(65.5%, 0.0161, 311.99)

HWB

hwb(276, 55.7%, 40.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#92988e

Analogous

#8f8e98

#948e98

#988e97

Triadic

#948e98

#98948e

#8e9894

Split-complementary

#948e98

#97988e

#8e988f

Tetradic

#948e98

#988e92

#92988e

#8e9894

Square

#948e98

#988f8e

#92988e

#8e9798

Shades

Color #948e98 mixed toward black.

#7c7580

#635d66

#4a464d

#312f33

#19171a

Tints

Color #948e98 mixed toward white.

#a6a1a9

#b8b4ba

#c9c6cb

#dbd9dd

#edecee

Tones

Color #948e98 mixed toward gray.

#948f97

#949096

#939095

#939195

#939294

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.58:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.58:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#919196 · ΔE 4.3

Deuteranopia

#929295 · ΔE 5.1

Tritanopia

#949493 · ΔE 7.3

Achromatopsia

#909090 · ΔE 6.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #948e98;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#948e98]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#948e98 (#948e98) is rgb(148, 142, 152) in RGB.

No, #948e98 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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