#9e94a3

Color #9e94a3

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 11.4 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#9e94a3

RGB

rgb(158, 148, 163)

HSL

hsl(280, 7.5%, 61%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280, 9.2%, 63.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.1%, 9.2%, 0%, 36.1%)

LAB

lab(62.59, 6.55, -6.54)

LCH

lch(62.59, 9.26, 315.04)

OKLCH

oklch(68%, 0.0245, 314.67)

HWB

hwb(280, 58%, 36.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#99a394

Analogous

#9794a3

#9e94a3

#a394a1

Triadic

#9e94a3

#a39e94

#94a39e

Split-complementary

#9e94a3

#a1a394

#94a397

Tetradic

#9e94a3

#a39499

#99a394

#94a39e

Square

#9e94a3

#a39794

#99a394

#94a1a3

Shades

Color #9e94a3 mixed toward black.

#85788b

#6a606f

#504854

#353038

#1b181c

Tints

Color #9e94a3 mixed toward white.

#aea6b2

#beb8c2

#cfcad1

#dfdbe0

#efedf0

Tones

Color #9e94a3 mixed toward gray.

#9e95a2

#9d97a1

#9d989f

#9c999e

#9c9a9d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.22:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.22:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a9aa0 · ΔE 6.8

Deuteranopia

#9a9b9f · ΔE 8

Tritanopia

#9e9d9c · ΔE 9.8

Achromatopsia

#979797 · ΔE 9.3

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #9e94a3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9e94a3]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#9e94a3 (#9e94a3) is rgb(158, 148, 163) in RGB.

No, #9e94a3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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