#9d95a6

Color #9d95a6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 11.44 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#9d95a6

RGB

rgb(157, 149, 166)

HSL

hsl(268.2, 8.7%, 61.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(268.2, 10.2%, 65.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.4%, 10.2%, 0%, 34.9%)

LAB

lab(62.86, 6.24, -7.84)

LCH

lch(62.86, 10.02, 308.52)

OKLCH

oklch(68.2%, 0.0262, 306.78)

HWB

hwb(268.2, 58.4%, 34.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9ea695

Analogous

#9596a6

#9d95a6

#a695a6

Triadic

#9d95a6

#a69d95

#95a69d

Split-complementary

#9d95a6

#a6a695

#96a695

Tetradic

#9d95a6

#a6959e

#9ea695

#95a69d

Square

#9d95a6

#a69596

#9ea695

#95a6a6

Shades

Color #9d95a6 mixed toward black.

#83798e

#696072

#4e4856

#343039

#1a181d

Tints

Color #9d95a6 mixed toward white.

#ada7b5

#beb8c4

#cecad3

#dedce1

#efedf0

Tones

Color #9d95a6 mixed toward gray.

#9d97a5

#9d98a3

#9d99a2

#9d9ba0

#9e9c9f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.88:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.28:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.28:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a9aa2 · ΔE 6

Deuteranopia

#9a9ba1 · ΔE 7.2

Tritanopia

#9d9f9e · ΔE 11

Achromatopsia

#989898 · ΔE 9.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9d95a6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9d95a6]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#9d95a6 (#9d95a6) is rgb(157, 149, 166) in RGB.

No, #9d95a6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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