#968d99

Color #968d99

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 9.81 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#968d99

RGB

rgb(150, 141, 153)

HSL

hsl(285, 5.6%, 57.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(285, 7.8%, 60%)

CMYK

cmyk(2%, 7.8%, 0%, 40%)

LAB

lab(59.74, 5.64, -5.15)

LCH

lch(59.74, 7.64, 317.6)

OKLCH

oklch(65.5%, 0.0204, 317.78)

HWB

hwb(285, 55.3%, 40%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#90998d

Analogous

#908d99

#968d99

#998d96

Triadic

#968d99

#99968d

#8d9996

Split-complementary

#968d99

#96998d

#8d9990

Tetradic

#968d99

#998d90

#90998d

#8d9996

Square

#968d99

#99908d

#90998d

#8d9699

Shades

Color #968d99 mixed toward black.

#7e7481

#655c67

#4b454e

#322e34

#19171a

Tints

Color #968d99 mixed toward white.

#a7a0aa

#b9b3bb

#cac6cc

#dcd9dd

#edecee

Tones

Color #968d99 mixed toward gray.

#958e98

#958f97

#949096

#949195

#939294

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.57:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.57:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#929296 · ΔE 6.3

Deuteranopia

#939396 · ΔE 6.8

Tritanopia

#969493 · ΔE 8.1

Achromatopsia

#909090 · ΔE 8.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #968d99;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#968d99]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Frequently asked questions

#968d99 (#968d99) is rgb(150, 141, 153) in RGB.

No, #968d99 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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