#9b999f

Color #9b999f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.65 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#9b999f

RGB

rgb(155, 153, 159)

HSL

hsl(260, 3%, 61.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(260, 3.8%, 62.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.5%, 3.8%, 0%, 37.6%)

LAB

lab(63.55, 1.89, -2.88)

LCH

lch(63.55, 3.44, 303.27)

OKLCH

oklch(68.7%, 0.009, 300.85)

HWB

hwb(260, 60%, 37.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9d9f99

Analogous

#999a9f

#9b999f

#9e999f

Triadic

#9b999f

#9f9b99

#999f9b

Split-complementary

#9b999f

#9f9e99

#9a9f99

Tetradic

#9b999f

#9f999d

#9d9f99

#999f9b

Square

#9b999f

#9f999a

#9d9f99

#999f9e

Shades

Color #9b999f mixed toward black.

#817e86

#67656b

#4d4c50

#333236

#1a191b

Tints

Color #9b999f mixed toward white.

#acaaaf

#bcbbbf

#cdcccf

#dedddf

#eeeeef

Tones

Color #9b999f mixed toward gray.

#9b9a9f

#9b9a9e

#9c9b9e

#9c9b9d

#9c9c9d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.82:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.45:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.45:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a9a9e · ΔE 1.7

Deuteranopia

#9a9a9d · ΔE 2.1

Tritanopia

#9b9c9c · ΔE 4.1

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 3.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9b999f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9b999f]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Frequently asked questions

#9b999f (#9b999f) is rgb(155, 153, 159) in RGB.

No, #9b999f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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