#96869c

Color #96869c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 12.76 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.8

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Conversions

HEX

#96869c

RGB

rgb(150, 134, 156)

HSL

hsl(283.6, 10%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(283.6, 14.1%, 61.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.8%, 14.1%, 0%, 38.8%)

LAB

lab(57.98, 10.24, -9.49)

LCH

lch(57.98, 13.96, 317.18)

OKLCH

oklch(64.2%, 0.0371, 316.85)

HWB

hwb(283.6, 52.5%, 38.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8c9c86

Analogous

#8b869c

#96869c

#9c8697

Triadic

#96869c

#9c9686

#869c96

Split-complementary

#96869c

#979c86

#869c8b

Tetradic

#96869c

#9c868c

#8c9c86

#869c96

Square

#96869c

#9c8b86

#8c9c86

#86979c

Shades

Color #96869c mixed toward black.

#7e6d85

#65576a

#4c4150

#332c35

#19161b

Tints

Color #96869c mixed toward white.

#a89aad

#b9aebd

#cbc3ce

#dcd7de

#eeebef

Tones

Color #96869c mixed toward gray.

#95889a

#948a98

#948c97

#938d95

#928f93

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.19:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.19:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8f8f97 · ΔE 9.6

Deuteranopia

#909196 · ΔE 11.3

Tritanopia

#959392 · ΔE 13

Achromatopsia

#8b8b8b · ΔE 12.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #96869c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#96869c]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#96869c (#96869c) is rgb(150, 134, 156) in RGB.

No, #96869c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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