#9a98a1

Color #9a98a1

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.86 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 2.3

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Conversions

HEX

#9a98a1

RGB

rgb(154, 152, 161)

HSL

hsl(253.3, 4.6%, 61.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(253.3, 5.6%, 63.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.3%, 5.6%, 0%, 36.9%)

LAB

lab(63.26, 2.49, -4.45)

LCH

lch(63.26, 5.1, 299.23)

OKLCH

oklch(68.4%, 0.0132, 295.98)

HWB

hwb(253.3, 59.6%, 36.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9fa198

Analogous

#989ba1

#9a98a1

#9f98a1

Triadic

#9a98a1

#a19a98

#98a19a

Split-complementary

#9a98a1

#a19f98

#9ba198

Tetradic

#9a98a1

#a1989f

#9fa198

#98a19a

Square

#9a98a1

#a1989b

#9fa198

#98a19f

Shades

Color #9a98a1 mixed toward black.

#7f7d88

#66646d

#4c4b52

#333237

#19191b

Tints

Color #9a98a1 mixed toward white.

#aba9b1

#bcbac0

#cdccd0

#dddde0

#eeeeef

Tones

Color #9a98a1 mixed toward gray.

#9a99a0

#9b9aa0

#9b9a9f

#9c9b9e

#9c9c9d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.85:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.38:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.38:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#99999f · ΔE 2

Deuteranopia

#99999e · ΔE 2.5

Tritanopia

#9a9d9d · ΔE 6.2

Achromatopsia

#999999 · ΔE 5.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9a98a1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9a98a1]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#9a98a1 (#9a98a1) is rgb(154, 152, 161) in RGB.

No, #9a98a1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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