#99939d

Color #99939d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.67 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#99939d

RGB

rgb(153, 147, 157)

HSL

hsl(276, 4.9%, 59.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276, 6.4%, 61.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.5%, 6.4%, 0%, 38.4%)

LAB

lab(61.72, 4.13, -4.47)

LCH

lch(61.72, 6.09, 312.74)

OKLCH

oklch(67.2%, 0.0161, 312.23)

HWB

hwb(276, 57.6%, 38.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#979d93

Analogous

#94939d

#99939d

#9d939c

Triadic

#99939d

#9d9993

#939d99

Split-complementary

#99939d

#9c9d93

#939d94

Tetradic

#99939d

#9d9397

#979d93

#939d99

Square

#99939d

#9d9493

#979d93

#939c9d

Shades

Color #99939d mixed toward black.

#807885

#66606a

#4d4850

#333035

#1a181b

Tints

Color #99939d mixed toward white.

#aaa5ad

#bbb7be

#ccc9ce

#dddbde

#eeedef

Tones

Color #99939d mixed toward gray.

#99949c

#99959b

#98959b

#98969a

#989799

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.01:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.01:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#96969b · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#97979a · ΔE 5.1

Tritanopia

#999998 · ΔE 7.3

Achromatopsia

#959595 · ΔE 6.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #99939d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#99939d]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#99939d (#99939d) is rgb(153, 147, 157) in RGB.

No, #99939d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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