#9f9ba7

Color #9f9ba7

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.26 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 2.5

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Conversions

HEX

#9f9ba7

RGB

rgb(159, 155, 167)

HSL

hsl(260, 6.4%, 63.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(260, 7.2%, 65.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.8%, 7.2%, 0%, 34.5%)

LAB

lab(64.65, 3.78, -5.73)

LCH

lch(64.65, 6.86, 303.41)

OKLCH

oklch(69.7%, 0.0179, 301.02)

HWB

hwb(260, 60.8%, 34.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a3a79b

Analogous

#9b9da7

#9f9ba7

#a59ba7

Triadic

#9f9ba7

#a79f9b

#9ba79f

Split-complementary

#9f9ba7

#a7a59b

#9da79b

Tetradic

#9f9ba7

#a79ba3

#a3a79b

#9ba79f

Square

#9f9ba7

#a79b9d

#a3a79b

#9ba7a5

Shades

Color #9f9ba7 mixed toward black.

#847e8e

#696472

#4f4b56

#343239

#1a191d

Tints

Color #9f9ba7 mixed toward white.

#afacb6

#bfbcc4

#cfcdd3

#dfdee2

#efeef0

Tones

Color #9f9ba7 mixed toward gray.

#9f9ca6

#a09da5

#a09ea4

#a09fa3

#a1a0a2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.72:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.72:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.72:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9da4 · ΔE 3.4

Deuteranopia

#9e9ea4 · ΔE 3.8

Tritanopia

#9fa2a1 · ΔE 8.4

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 6.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9f9ba7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9f9ba7]

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

#9f9ba7 (#9f9ba7) is rgb(159, 155, 167) in RGB.

No, #9f9ba7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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