#9b97a2

Color #9b97a2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.83 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 3.1

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Conversions

HEX

#9b97a2

RGB

rgb(155, 151, 162)

HSL

hsl(261.8, 5.6%, 61.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(261.8, 6.8%, 63.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.3%, 6.8%, 0%, 36.5%)

LAB

lab(63.1, 3.6, -5.23)

LCH

lch(63.1, 6.35, 304.54)

OKLCH

oklch(68.3%, 0.0166, 302.44)

HWB

hwb(261.8, 59.2%, 36.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9ea297

Analogous

#9799a2

#9b97a2

#a197a2

Triadic

#9b97a2

#a29b97

#97a29b

Split-complementary

#9b97a2

#a2a197

#99a297

Tetradic

#9b97a2

#a2979e

#9ea297

#97a29b

Square

#9b97a2

#a29799

#9ea297

#97a2a1

Shades

Color #9b97a2 mixed toward black.

#817c89

#67636e

#4d4a53

#333137

#1a191c

Tints

Color #9b97a2 mixed toward white.

#aca8b2

#bcbac1

#cdcbd1

#dedce0

#eeeef0

Tones

Color #9b97a2 mixed toward gray.

#9b98a1

#9c99a0

#9c9a9f

#9c9b9e

#9c9c9d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.86:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.34:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.34:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#99999f · ΔE 3.5

Deuteranopia

#9a9a9f · ΔE 3.9

Tritanopia

#9b9d9d · ΔE 7.2

Achromatopsia

#999999 · ΔE 6.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9b97a2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9b97a2]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Frequently asked questions

#9b97a2 (#9b97a2) is rgb(155, 151, 162) in RGB.

No, #9b97a2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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