#9b959e

Color #9b959e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.77 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#9b959e

RGB

rgb(155, 149, 158)

HSL

hsl(280, 4.4%, 60.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280, 5.7%, 62%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.9%, 5.7%, 0%, 38%)

LAB

lab(62.45, 3.92, -3.94)

LCH

lch(62.45, 5.56, 314.85)

OKLCH

oklch(67.8%, 0.0148, 314.73)

HWB

hwb(280, 58.4%, 38%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#989e95

Analogous

#97959e

#9b959e

#9e959c

Triadic

#9b959e

#9e9b95

#959e9b

Split-complementary

#9b959e

#9c9e95

#959e97

Tetradic

#9b959e

#9e9598

#989e95

#959e9b

Square

#9b959e

#9e9795

#989e95

#959c9e

Shades

Color #9b959e mixed toward black.

#827a86

#68626b

#4e4950

#343135

#1a181b

Tints

Color #9b959e mixed toward white.

#aca7ae

#bcb8be

#cdcace

#dedcdf

#eeedef

Tones

Color #9b959e mixed toward gray.

#9b969d

#9b979c

#9a979c

#9a989b

#9a999a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.92:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.19:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.19:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#98989c · ΔE 4.3

Deuteranopia

#99999b · ΔE 5.2

Tritanopia

#9b9a9a · ΔE 5.9

Achromatopsia

#979797 · ΔE 6.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9b959e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9b959e]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#9b959e (#9b959e) is rgb(155, 149, 158) in RGB.

No, #9b959e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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