#9b90a0

Color #9b90a0

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 11.54 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#9b90a0

RGB

rgb(155, 144, 160)

HSL

hsl(281.2, 7.8%, 59.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(281.2, 10%, 62.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.1%, 10%, 0%, 37.3%)

LAB

lab(61.18, 7.14, -6.95)

LCH

lch(61.18, 9.96, 315.77)

OKLCH

oklch(66.8%, 0.0264, 315.31)

HWB

hwb(281.2, 56.5%, 37.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#95a090

Analogous

#9390a0

#9b90a0

#a0909d

Triadic

#9b90a0

#a09b90

#90a09b

Split-complementary

#9b90a0

#9da090

#90a093

Tetradic

#9b90a0

#a09095

#95a090

#90a09b

Square

#9b90a0

#a09390

#95a090

#909da0

Shades

Color #9b90a0 mixed toward black.

#827589

#685d6d

#4e4652

#342f37

#1a171b

Tints

Color #9b90a0 mixed toward white.

#aca2b0

#bcb5c0

#cdc7d0

#dedadf

#eeecef

Tones

Color #9b90a0 mixed toward gray.

#9a919f

#9a939d

#99949c

#99959b

#989799

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.89:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.89:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#96969c · ΔE 7.4

Deuteranopia

#97989b · ΔE 9.1

Tritanopia

#9a9999 · ΔE 9.7

Achromatopsia

#949494 · ΔE 9.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9b90a0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9b90a0]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#9b90a0 (#9b90a0) is rgb(155, 144, 160) in RGB.

No, #9b90a0 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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