#9a889f

Color #9a889f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 13.79 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.5

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Conversions

HEX

#9a889f

RGB

rgb(154, 136, 159)

HSL

hsl(287, 10.7%, 57.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(287, 14.5%, 62.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.1%, 14.5%, 0%, 37.6%)

LAB

lab(58.96, 11.13, -9.71)

LCH

lch(58.96, 14.77, 318.9)

OKLCH

oklch(65%, 0.0395, 318.8)

HWB

hwb(287, 53.3%, 37.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8d9f88

Analogous

#8e889f

#9a889f

#9f8898

Triadic

#9a889f

#9f9a88

#889f9a

Split-complementary

#9a889f

#989f88

#889f8e

Tetradic

#9a889f

#9f888d

#8d9f88

#889f9a

Square

#9a889f

#9f8e88

#8d9f88

#88989f

Shades

Color #9a889f mixed toward black.

#826e88

#68586d

#4e4252

#342c36

#1a161b

Tints

Color #9a889f mixed toward white.

#ab9caf

#bcb0bf

#ccc3cf

#ddd7df

#eeebef

Tones

Color #9a889f mixed toward gray.

#998a9d

#988c9b

#978e99

#969097

#949195

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.28:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.4:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.4:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#93929a · ΔE 9.9

Deuteranopia

#949599 · ΔE 12.4

Tritanopia

#999695 · ΔE 13.3

Achromatopsia

#8e8e8e · ΔE 13.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9a889f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9a889f]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#9a889f (#9a889f) is rgb(154, 136, 159) in RGB.

No, #9a889f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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