#96889c

Color #96889c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 11.89 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.8

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Conversions

HEX

#96889c

RGB

rgb(150, 136, 156)

HSL

hsl(282, 9.2%, 57.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(282, 12.8%, 61.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.8%, 12.8%, 0%, 38.8%)

LAB

lab(58.5, 9.1, -8.7)

LCH

lch(58.5, 12.59, 316.29)

OKLCH

oklch(64.6%, 0.0334, 315.85)

HWB

hwb(282, 53.3%, 38.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8e9c88

Analogous

#8c889c

#96889c

#9c8898

Triadic

#96889c

#9c9688

#889c96

Split-complementary

#96889c

#989c88

#889c8c

Tetradic

#96889c

#9c888e

#8e9c88

#889c96

Square

#96889c

#9c8c88

#8e9c88

#88989c

Shades

Color #96889c mixed toward black.

#7e6f85

#65586a

#4c4250

#322c35

#19161b

Tints

Color #96889c mixed toward white.

#a89cad

#b9b0bd

#cbc4ce

#dcd7de

#eeebef

Tones

Color #96889c mixed toward gray.

#958a9a

#958b99

#948d97

#938f95

#939094

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.33:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.3:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.3:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#909097 · ΔE 9

Deuteranopia

#919296 · ΔE 10.7

Tritanopia

#959493 · ΔE 12.4

Achromatopsia

#8d8d8d · ΔE 11.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #96889c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#96889c]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#96889c (#96889c) is rgb(150, 136, 156) in RGB.

No, #96889c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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