#9d95ae

Color #9d95ae

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 12.46 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#9d95ae

RGB

rgb(157, 149, 174)

HSL

hsl(259.2, 13.4%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(259.2, 14.4%, 68.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.8%, 14.4%, 0%, 31.8%)

LAB

lab(63.11, 7.89, -11.98)

LCH

lch(63.11, 14.34, 303.37)

OKLCH

oklch(68.5%, 0.0373, 300.07)

HWB

hwb(259.2, 58.4%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a6ae95

Analogous

#9599ae

#9d95ae

#a995ae

Triadic

#9d95ae

#ae9d95

#95ae9d

Split-complementary

#9d95ae

#aea995

#99ae95

Tetradic

#9d95ae

#ae95a6

#a6ae95

#95ae9d

Square

#9d95ae

#ae9599

#a6ae95

#95aea9

Shades

Color #9d95ae mixed toward black.

#817697

#665d7a

#4d465c

#332f3d

#1a171f

Tints

Color #9d95ae mixed toward white.

#ada7bb

#beb8c9

#cecad6

#dedce4

#efedf1

Tones

Color #9d95ae mixed toward gray.

#9e97ac

#9e99aa

#9f9ba8

#a09da6

#a19fa4

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

#9a9aa8 · ΔE 6

Deuteranopia

#9a9ba7 · ΔE 7.1

Tritanopia

#9da4a3 · ΔE 15.2

Achromatopsia

#999999 · ΔE 12.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9d95ae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9d95ae]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Rebecca Purple #663399

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#9d95ae (#9d95ae) is rgb(157, 149, 174) in RGB.

No, #9d95ae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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