#989799

Color #989799

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.75 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#989799

RGB

rgb(152, 151, 153)

HSL

hsl(270, 1%, 59.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270, 1.3%, 60%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.7%, 1.3%, 0%, 40%)

LAB

lab(62.6, 0.75, -0.92)

LCH

lch(62.6, 1.19, 309.19)

OKLCH

oklch(67.8%, 0.0031, 308.37)

HWB

hwb(270, 59.2%, 40%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#989997

Analogous

#979799

#989799

#999799

Triadic

#989799

#999897

#979998

Split-complementary

#989799

#999997

#979997

Tetradic

#989799

#999798

#989997

#979998

Square

#989799

#999797

#989997

#979999

Shades

Color #989799 mixed toward black.

#7f7d80

#656466

#4c4b4d

#333233

#19191a

Tints

Color #989799 mixed toward white.

#a9a8aa

#bababb

#cbcbcc

#dddcdd

#eeeeee

Tones

Color #989799 mixed toward gray.

#989799

#989798

#989898

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.22:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.22:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#989899 · ΔE 0.9

Deuteranopia

#989898 · ΔE 1.4

Tritanopia

#989898 · ΔE 1.4

Achromatopsia

#979797 · ΔE 1.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #989799;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#989799]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#989799 (#989799) is rgb(152, 151, 153) in RGB.

No, #989799 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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