#9f9ca1

Color #9f9ca1

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.42 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#9f9ca1

RGB

rgb(159, 156, 161)

HSL

hsl(276, 2.6%, 62.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276, 3.1%, 63.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.2%, 3.1%, 0%, 36.9%)

LAB

lab(64.74, 2.04, -2.22)

LCH

lch(64.74, 3.01, 312.58)

OKLCH

oklch(69.7%, 0.0079, 311.93)

HWB

hwb(276, 61.2%, 36.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9ea19c

Analogous

#9d9ca1

#9f9ca1

#a19ca1

Triadic

#9f9ca1

#a19f9c

#9ca19f

Split-complementary

#9f9ca1

#a1a19c

#9ca19d

Tetradic

#9f9ca1

#a19c9e

#9ea19c

#9ca19f

Square

#9f9ca1

#a19d9c

#9ea19c

#9ca1a1

Shades

Color #9f9ca1 mixed toward black.

#858187

#6a676c

#504d51

#353336

#1b1a1b

Tints

Color #9f9ca1 mixed toward white.

#afadb1

#bfbdc0

#cfced0

#dfdee0

#efefef

Tones

Color #9f9ca1 mixed toward gray.

#9f9da1

#9f9da0

#9f9e9f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.74:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.74:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9ea0 · ΔE 2.5

Deuteranopia

#9e9ea0 · ΔE 2.5

Tritanopia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 3.5

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 3.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9f9ca1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9f9ca1]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#9f9ca1 (#9f9ca1) is rgb(159, 156, 161) in RGB.

No, #9f9ca1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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