#938596

Color #938596

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 11.55 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.4

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Conversions

HEX

#938596

RGB

rgb(147, 133, 150)

HSL

hsl(289.4, 7.5%, 55.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(289.4, 11.3%, 58.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(2%, 11.3%, 0%, 41.2%)

LAB

lab(57.25, 8.52, -7.15)

LCH

lch(57.25, 11.12, 320)

OKLCH

oklch(63.5%, 0.0299, 320.29)

HWB

hwb(289.4, 52.2%, 41.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#889685

Analogous

#8b8596

#938596

#968591

Triadic

#938596

#969385

#859693

Split-complementary

#938596

#919685

#85968b

Tetradic

#938596

#968588

#889685

#859693

Square

#938596

#968b85

#889685

#859196

Shades

Color #938596 mixed toward black.

#7c6d7f

#635765

#4a414c

#312c33

#191619

Tints

Color #938596 mixed toward white.

#a599a8

#b7aeb9

#c9c2cb

#dbd6dc

#edebee

Tones

Color #938596 mixed toward gray.

#928695

#918893

#908992

#8f8b90

#8e8c8f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.04:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.04:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8d8d92 · ΔE 9

Deuteranopia

#8e8f91 · ΔE 10.8

Tritanopia

#928f8e · ΔE 10.7

Achromatopsia

#898989 · ΔE 11

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #938596;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#938596]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#938596 (#938596) is rgb(147, 133, 150) in RGB.

No, #938596 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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