#96889d

Color #96889d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 11.99 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#96889d

RGB

rgb(150, 136, 157)

HSL

hsl(280, 9.7%, 57.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280, 13.4%, 61.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.5%, 13.4%, 0%, 38.4%)

LAB

lab(58.53, 9.3, -9.23)

LCH

lch(58.53, 13.1, 315.22)

OKLCH

oklch(64.6%, 0.0347, 314.65)

HWB

hwb(280, 53.3%, 38.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8f9d88

Analogous

#8c889d

#96889d

#9d889a

Triadic

#96889d

#9d9688

#889d96

Split-complementary

#96889d

#9a9d88

#889d8c

Tetradic

#96889d

#9d888f

#8f9d88

#889d96

Square

#96889d

#9d8c88

#8f9d88

#889a9d

Shades

Color #96889d mixed toward black.

#7e6e86

#65586b

#4c4250

#322c36

#19161b

Tints

Color #96889d mixed toward white.

#a89cad

#b9b0be

#cbc4ce

#dcd7de

#eeebef

Tones

Color #96889d mixed toward gray.

#968a9b

#958c9a

#948d98

#948f96

#939194

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.33:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.31:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.31:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#909098 · ΔE 8.9

Deuteranopia

#919297 · ΔE 10.5

Tritanopia

#959494 · ΔE 12.1

Achromatopsia

#8d8d8d · ΔE 12.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #96889d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#96889d]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#96889d (#96889d) is rgb(150, 136, 157) in RGB.

No, #96889d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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