#96809f

Color #96809f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 16.73 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 11

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Conversions

HEX

#96809f

RGB

rgb(150, 128, 159)

HSL

hsl(282.6, 13.9%, 56.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(282.6, 19.5%, 62.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.7%, 19.5%, 0%, 37.6%)

LAB

lab(56.51, 14.31, -13.42)

LCH

lch(56.51, 19.62, 316.84)

OKLCH

oklch(63.1%, 0.0522, 316.09)

HWB

hwb(282.6, 50.2%, 37.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#899f80

Analogous

#87809f

#96809f

#9f8099

Triadic

#96809f

#9f9680

#809f96

Split-complementary

#96809f

#999f80

#809f87

Tetradic

#96809f

#9f8089

#899f80

#809f96

Square

#96809f

#9f8780

#899f80

#80999f

Shades

Color #96809f mixed toward black.

#7f6788

#65526d

#4c3e52

#332937

#19151b

Tints

Color #96809f mixed toward white.

#a895af

#b9aabf

#cbc0cf

#dcd5df

#eeeaef

Tones

Color #96809f mixed toward gray.

#95839c

#94859a

#938897

#928a95

#918d92

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.57:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.89:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.89:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8d8d98 · ΔE 11.9

Deuteranopia

#8e9097 · ΔE 14.3

Tritanopia

#959391 · ΔE 17.2

Achromatopsia

#888888 · ΔE 16

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #96809f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#96809f]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#96809f (#96809f) is rgb(150, 128, 159) in RGB.

No, #96809f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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