#969398

Color #969398

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 8.31 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#969398

RGB

rgb(150, 147, 152)

HSL

hsl(276, 2.4%, 58.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276, 3.3%, 59.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.3%, 3.3%, 0%, 40.4%)

LAB

lab(61.32, 2.06, -2.24)

LCH

lch(61.32, 3.04, 312.6)

OKLCH

oklch(66.7%, 0.008, 312.47)

HWB

hwb(276, 57.6%, 40.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#959893

Analogous

#939398

#969398

#989397

Triadic

#969398

#989693

#939896

Split-complementary

#969398

#979893

#939893

Tetradic

#969398

#989395

#959893

#939896

Square

#969398

#989393

#959893

#939798

Shades

Color #969398 mixed toward black.

#7d7a80

#646166

#4b494d

#323133

#19181a

Tints

Color #969398 mixed toward white.

#a7a5a9

#b9b7ba

#cac9cb

#dcdbdd

#ededee

Tones

Color #969398 mixed toward gray.

#969398

#969497

#969596

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.92:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.92:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#959597 · ΔE 2.5

Deuteranopia

#959597 · ΔE 2.5

Tritanopia

#969696 · ΔE 3.6

Achromatopsia

#949494 · ΔE 3.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #969398;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#969398]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#969398 (#969398) is rgb(150, 147, 152) in RGB.

No, #969398 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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