#96869e

Color #96869e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 13.09 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.1

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Conversions

HEX

#96869e

RGB

rgb(150, 134, 158)

HSL

hsl(280, 11%, 57.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280, 15.2%, 62%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.1%, 15.2%, 0%, 38%)

LAB

lab(58.04, 10.65, -10.54)

LCH

lch(58.04, 14.98, 315.3)

OKLCH

oklch(64.2%, 0.0397, 314.59)

HWB

hwb(280, 52.5%, 38%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8e9e86

Analogous

#8a869e

#96869e

#9e869a

Triadic

#96869e

#9e9686

#869e96

Split-complementary

#96869e

#9a9e86

#869e8a

Tetradic

#96869e

#9e868e

#8e9e86

#869e96

Square

#96869e

#9e8a86

#8e9e86

#869a9e

Shades

Color #96869e mixed toward black.

#7e6c87

#65576c

#4c4151

#322b36

#19161b

Tints

Color #96869e mixed toward white.

#a89aae

#b9aebe

#cbc3cf

#dcd7df

#eeebef

Tones

Color #96869e mixed toward gray.

#95889c

#958a9a

#948c98

#938e96

#939094

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.2:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.2:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8f8f99 · ΔE 9.4

Deuteranopia

#909197 · ΔE 11.4

Tritanopia

#959493 · ΔE 14

Achromatopsia

#8b8b8b · ΔE 13.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #96869e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#96869e]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#96869e (#96869e) is rgb(150, 134, 158) in RGB.

No, #96869e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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