#9b96a1

Color #9b96a1

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.12 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#9b96a1

RGB

rgb(155, 150, 161)

HSL

hsl(267.3, 5.5%, 61%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(267.3, 6.8%, 63.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.7%, 6.8%, 0%, 36.9%)

LAB

lab(62.81, 3.96, -5.11)

LCH

lch(62.81, 6.46, 307.77)

OKLCH

oklch(68.1%, 0.0169, 306.33)

HWB

hwb(267.3, 58.8%, 36.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9ca196

Analogous

#9697a1

#9b96a1

#a196a1

Triadic

#9b96a1

#a19b96

#96a19b

Split-complementary

#9b96a1

#a1a196

#97a196

Tetradic

#9b96a1

#a1969c

#9ca196

#96a19b

Square

#9b96a1

#a19697

#9ca196

#96a1a1

Shades

Color #9b96a1 mixed toward black.

#817b89

#67626d

#4d4952

#343137

#1a181b

Tints

Color #9b96a1 mixed toward white.

#aca8b1

#bcb9c0

#cdcbd0

#dedce0

#eeeeef

Tones

Color #9b96a1 mixed toward gray.

#9b97a0

#9b989f

#9b999e

#9b9a9d

#9b9b9c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.27:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.27:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#99999e · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#999a9e · ΔE 5.1

Tritanopia

#9b9c9c · ΔE 7.1

Achromatopsia

#989898 · ΔE 6.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9b96a1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9b96a1]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#9b96a1 (#9b96a1) is rgb(155, 150, 161) in RGB.

No, #9b96a1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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