#948aa0

Color #948aa0

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 10.8 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.7

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Conversions

HEX

#948aa0

RGB

rgb(148, 138, 160)

HSL

hsl(267.3, 10.4%, 58.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(267.3, 13.8%, 62.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.5%, 13.8%, 0%, 37.3%)

LAB

lab(58.98, 8.07, -10.29)

LCH

lch(58.98, 13.08, 308.11)

OKLCH

oklch(65%, 0.0342, 305.97)

HWB

hwb(267.3, 54.1%, 37.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#96a08a

Analogous

#8a8ba0

#948aa0

#9f8aa0

Triadic

#948aa0

#a0948a

#8aa094

Split-complementary

#948aa0

#a09f8a

#8ba08a

Tetradic

#948aa0

#a08a96

#96a08a

#8aa094

Square

#948aa0

#a08a8b

#96a08a

#8aa09f

Shades

Color #948aa0 mixed toward black.

#7b6f89

#62596e

#4a4352

#312c37

#19161b

Tints

Color #948aa0 mixed toward white.

#a69db0

#b8b1c0

#c9c4cf

#dbd8df

#edebef

Tones

Color #948aa0 mixed toward gray.

#948c9e

#948e9c

#948f9a

#959199

#959397

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.28:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.4:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.4:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#90909b · ΔE 6.9

Deuteranopia

#90919a · ΔE 8.1

Tritanopia

#949796 · ΔE 13.5

Achromatopsia

#8e8e8e · ΔE 11.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #948aa0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#948aa0]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#948aa0 (#948aa0) is rgb(148, 138, 160) in RGB.

No, #948aa0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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